About.
Company
Auckland Theatre Company
Duration
3 hours, including interval
Restrictions
None
Meet the man who rocked the world.
It may have been more than 400 years since the Roman Inquisition challenged Galileo Galilei’s proof that the Earth rotated around the sun but, sadly, the story of arrogant leaders refusing to accept the findings of science is all too timely.
Bertolt Brecht’s masterly portrait of genius under fire positively bristles with thought-provoking contemporary resonances.
Leading the large ensemble, Kiwi acting legend Michael Hurst is well equipped to embody the contradictions, flaws and genius of Galileo: a man who looked to the stars, risked heresy and changed how we see the heavens but, also, a man who was naive, ambitious, idealistic and capable of petty cruelty.
The Life of Galileo promises a night of bold ideas, brilliant theatricality, and a full-throated defence of speaking truth to power.
Cast includes
Michael Hurst
Hera Dunleavy
Fasitua Amosa
Patrick Tafa
Ravikanth Gurunathan
Creative
Colin McColl
Sean Coyle
Elizabeth Whiting
Jo Kilgour
John Gibson
Dates &
Times.
Tue 22 Jun 7:00 PM Preview
Wed 23 Jun 7:00 PM Preview
Thu 24 Jun 8:00 PM Opening Night
Fri 25 Jun 8:00 PM
Sat 26 Jun 8:00 PM
Sun 27 Jun 4:00 PM EAT/TALK/PLAY
Tue 29 Jun 7:00 PM Youth Forum
Wed 30 Jun 7:00 PM
Thu 1 Jul 8:00 PM
Fri 2 Jul 8:00 PM
Sat 3 Jul 8:00 PM
Sun 4 Jul 4:00 PM Audio Described & Touch Tour
Tue 6 Jul 7:00 PM
Wed 7 Jul 7:00 PM
Thu 8 Jul 8:00 PM
Fri 9 Jul 8:00 PM
Sat 10 Jul 2:00 PM NZSL Interpreted
Sat 10 Jul 8:00 PM
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Auckland Theatre Company Studios
487 Dominion Rd, Mount Eden
Carpark & entry off Brixton Road
Tuesday, 8 June, 6:30pm
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Sunday, 27 June, 2:45pm
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