About.
Company
Auckland Theatre Company
Venue
ASB Waterfront Theatre
Duration
90 minutes
Advisory
None
Programme
Through talent and hard work, Halvard Solness has achieved no small measure of fame and fortune. But the unexpected return of Hilde Wangel to his life threatens to shake the foundations of his success.
ATC On Stage|On Screen presents one of Ibsen’s most fascinating and enigmatic works in a new hybrid of theatre and film. In this high quality studio adaptation of The Master Builder, a successful builder and property developer has his creative flame reignited by a young woman from his past, with dramatic consequences. Ibsen specialist and ATC Artistic Director Colin McColl presents a magnificent work from a master playwright, in an innovative post-COVID-19 format.
Premieres online Saturday 8 August, 7:30pm
Available for free viewing from Sat 8 August – Sun 30 August 2020
Screening at ASB Waterfront Theatre Sunday 4 October, 4pm | Book tickets
Cast
Creatives
Adam Luxton
Director of Photography
Ensemble
Adeline Esther
George Maunsell
Joseph Nathan
Travis Graham
Fabian MacGregor
Salome Grace Neely
Nadine Kemp
Ben Lamb
Lucas Haugh
Matthew Kereama
Gallery.
Book
Tickets.
Tickets.
ASB Waterfront Theatre screening $18
How the online version came to be
When the COVID-19 lockdown made it impossible to present The Master Builder on stage, we made the decision to keep our actors employed and the work alive. At Level 2, the actors came together in the rehearsal room to explore the work.
As restrictions lifted in New Zealand in June, it became possible to present a rehearsal room performance season of the play to small, socially-distanced audiences. These were amongst the first post-lockdown live performances in the world. The Master Builder in association with MiNDFOOD was then recorded as a studio presentation for all to experience, as a high-quality hybrid of theatre and film.
Reviews
This production of The Master Builder sees Colin McColl at the top of his game as a director of reinvigorated Ibsen works and the ATC at the cutting edge of bringing the stage to screen.