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Neil Armfield

NEIL ARMFIELD  

 Nationality:    USA
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below is a list of Neil Armfield's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Diary Of A Madman, The         Exit The King         Government Inspector, The         Uncle Vanya

Diary Of A Madman, The

Synopsis:
The Diary of a Madman is based on Nikolai Gogol's darkly comic 1853 short story centered on the life of a minor civil servant, Poprischin, in the repressive era of Nicholas I. Written in first-person, diary entry format, the story follows the protagonist's yearning for a senior official's daughter and his elaborate delusions, among them his imagined royal status and communication between animals. Only as Poprischin descends into madness does he attain a measure of greatness. The story satirizes state bureaucracy in 1830s St. Petersburg and relates an average man's quest for individuality in an indifferent world.
- nytheatre.com

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adapted by David Holman with Neil Armfield And Geoffrey Rush

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Exit The King

Synopsis:
It is about a megalomaniacal ruler, King Berenger whose incompetence has left his country in near ruin. Despite the efforts of Queen Marguerite and the other members of the court to convince the King he has only 90 minutes left to live, he refuses to relinquish any control.
- press release

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Original Playwright - Eugene Ionesco. Translated by Neil Armfield And Geoffrey Rush

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Melbourne    -

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Government Inspector, The

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Original Playwright - Nicolai Gogol. (translated by Neil Armfield, Geoffrey Rush, Lech Mackiewicz And May-Britt Akerholt)

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Uncle Vanya

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Original Playwright - Anton Chekhov

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Darlinghurst Theatre, Kings Cross, Sydney, NSW    2003

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