The play travels through time with the central characters of Will, a soldier, and Jack, a medic, appearing in bunker and trench warfare in multiple historical wars; with the play linking the events as one long drawn out war.[1] The play begins in 1916, during the Somme.[1] The battle shifts continuously, and the sky continues to fall... Dogfall depicts the absurdity of war; outside it is literally raining cats dogs, and other animals.
The first production of this anti-war play was launched at the Bakehouse Theatre in Adelaide, South Australia from 2 to 17 November 2007. Critic Stephen Davenport described it as a "brilliant play" that was "disturbing and morbidly funny" and "superbly written by Caleb Lewis".[2] US playwright Edward Albee, with whom Lewis had undertaken a two-week workshop, called the play "wonderful".[3]
dogfall, australian, play, written, south, australian, playwright, caleb, lewis, first, produced, november, 2007, world, this, absurdist, play, anti, theme, contents, plot, themes, original, production, cast, crew, 2016, production, referencesplot, themes, edi. Dogfall is an Australian play written by South Australian playwright Caleb Lewis first produced in November 2007 Set in World War I this absurdist play has an anti war theme Contents 1 Plot and themes 2 Original production 2 1 Cast 2 2 Crew 3 2016 U S production 4 ReferencesPlot and themes editThe play travels through time with the central characters of Will a soldier and Jack a medic appearing in bunker and trench warfare in multiple historical wars with the play linking the events as one long drawn out war 1 The play begins in 1916 during the Somme 1 The battle shifts continuously and the sky continues to fall Dogfall depicts the absurdity of war outside it is literally raining cats dogs and other animals The two men are joined by semi pacifist Alousha and scenes from other theatres of war notably the Vietnam War Nanking London 2 Guernica Northern Ireland Rwanda and Guantanamo Bay detention camp are portrayed 3 The plot is absurd but the themes complex and multi layered 2 Original production editThe first production of this anti war play was launched at the Bakehouse Theatre in Adelaide South Australia from 2 to 17 November 2007 Critic Stephen Davenport described it as a brilliant play that was disturbing and morbidly funny and superbly written by Caleb Lewis 2 US playwright Edward Albee with whom Lewis had undertaken a two week workshop called the play wonderful 3 Cast edit The cast comprised 4 3 Brendan Rock Martin Hissey Joseph Del Re Crew edit Director Justin McGuinness 2 4 Composer Peter Nielsen 4 Lighting Nic Mollison 4 Costume amp Props Tsubi Du 3 Publicity Antje Guenther 3 Produced by TheimaGen 3 2016 U S production editDogfall was staged by Iron Age Theatre in Philadelphia in the United States in February 2016 directed by John Doyle 1 References edit a b c Cofta Mark 11 February 2016 Iron Age presents Caleb Lewis s Dogfall Broad Street Review Retrieved 9 June 2022 a b c d Davenport Stephen 2007 Dogfall review PDF The Adelaide Theatre Guide Retrieved 16 February 2008 a b c d e f Bollen Jonathan December 2007 January 2008 War at a distance RealTime 82 33 Retrieved 9 June 2022 a b c d Dogfall AusStage Retrieved 9 June 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dogfall amp oldid 1214352557, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
