ROUND DANCE
Premiered at College of Education, Workshop 1, 1981
Production Credits

ABOUT THE PLAY:

ROUND DANCE (REIGEN, LA ROUND) is a play in ten scenes written in Vienna in 1900 by Arthur Schnitzler, the most famous Austrian playwright of his time. When the play was performed for the first time in 1920 it caused a theatre scandal. As is often the case, the scandal was based on a misunderstanding. Far from being immoral or pornographic, the play can be seen as a moralistic comedy of sexual manners that still has disturbing relevance for our own so-called permissive society.


ABOUT THE COMPANY:

WORKSHOP THEATRE originates from a university  drama course and tries to work at a different kinds of theatre. The members of the company  want to explore the plays they are performing in order to make them their own. Their work, always in progress, tends to be experimental and an ongoing theatre experience. The audience is invited to share this experience.

SCENES:
FORE-PLAY
ROUND-DANCE
PLAY: 10 scenes
AFTER-PLAY: The audience is invited to join actors for some wine and sympathy.
 

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Reviews

"Too much of a good thing"
Reviewed by Harold Pointer, The Press, 23 September 1981

Articles

"Christchurch Theatre company brings off coup"
NZ Times, September 1981