Peer Gynt
Join the Drama 202 students as they stage Henrik Ibsen's Peer Gynt, a chaotic and confronting dive into an antihero for whom reality and fantasy become blurred.
About the show
Showing 19 - 22 September | Directed by Sara Brodie
This year the DRAMA 202 students are staging Henrik Ibsen's classic play Peer Gynt (1867), using a bold new version by Colin Teevan. This production is directed by renowned New Zealand Arts Laureate Sara Brodie, whose work spans theatre, opera, dance and musical theatre.
Peer Gynt follows the journey of a disreputable antihero whose choices lead him into a chaotic spiral where the line between fantasy and reality becomes increasingly blurred. From New Zealand to Africa and back again, he encounters characters that are mystical, bizarre and often confronting.
Amongst trolls, kings and madmen, Peer shapes and reshapes himself in the face of whatever situation he finds himself in. Thus, we are given a fragmented, shifting picture of Peer's identity, which, as an audience member, will call you to question again and again - Who is Peer Gynt?
Booking information
Show times:
- Thursday 19th September: 7pm
- Friday 20th September: 7pm
- Saturday 21st September: 7pm
- Sunday 22nd September: 5pm
Tickets:
- $10 unwaged
- $20 waged
Booking:
- Email uoadramabookings@gmail.com to book tickets
- Cash at the door
- For further information, please contact Rina Kim (rina.kim@auckland.ac.nz).
Venue
All productions are in the Drama Studio, located in Room 325, Te Puna Aronui / Humanities Building, 14a Symonds Street.
There is parking available adjacent to the Humanities building underneath the Owen G Glenn Building. The OGGB car park charges a flat $6 fee for parking on weekends and after 5pm.