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Les Naufragés du Fol Espoir (Aurores)/The Castaways of the Fol Espoir (Sunrises)
Opens: 23/08/2012 Closes: 28/08/2012
Lowland Hall, Ingliston
Ibsen Award-winning director Ariane Mnouchkine is known for both her avant-garde and epic approach to theatre, the latter meaning her plays are rarely seen in the UK. Set aboard a life-sized boat (and with enough inter-textual references to make James Joyce blush), this production's daunting four hour duration should be tempered by the sheer imagination on display.
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