11 And 12 - NZ International Arts Festival

Date(s):

10 March 2010 - 14 March 2010

Venue:

St James

British director Peter Brook, with C.I.C.T/ Théâtre du Bouffes du Nord, brings to life this epic tale of an Africa shaken by colonialism and torn apart by internal strife. Based on an extraordinary true story, Eleven and Twelve begins with a disagreement about the hidden meaning of two numbers, and leads to a tragic chain of events that ultimately link a tiny African village to the highest political decisions of the Second World War.

Festival 2010 marks the long-awaited arrival of a Peter Brook theatre production on New Zealand shores. One of the world’s ﬁnest directors and innovators of stage and screen, Brook’s theatre debut in 1943 ignited a phenomenal global career. Brook’s work as a ﬁlm director has received worldwide critical acclaim and boasts such notable titles as Lord of the Flies, Marat/Sade and King Lear.

Eleven and Twelve brings together a multicultural cast of actors from Israel, The U.S.A, Africa and Europe, and promises to be a landmark event in New Zealand theatre history.

“Britain’s greatest director has pulled off one of his most densely spiritual creations to date” The Financial Times (UK)

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Venue
St James Theatre

Dates
8pm Wed 10 March
8pm Thurs 11 March
8pm Fri 12 March
8pm Sat 13 March
4pm Sun 14 March

Tickets
A $88*
A Friend of Festival $83*
B $78*
B Friend of Festival $73*
*Service fees apply