Details

Spellbinding technical wizardry illuminates a multilayered tale of heartbreak as Robert Lepage takes inspiration from the lives of Jean Cocteau and Miles Davis to explore addiction, disorientation and the creative drive. In 1949, French writer and filmmaker Cocteau returns from New York full of wonder and disenchantment while the American musician Davis visits Paris, bringing bebop to the old continent and making new fans. Forty years on, a lonely actor tries to forget his former lover, his torment echoing the dependency both artists had on drugs.

Cast/Performers

Marc Labreche, Wellesley Robertson III

Creatives/Company

Author: Robert Lepage
Company: Ex Machina
Director(s): Robert Lepage, Normand Bissonnette (assistant)
Translation: Jenny Montgomery
Design: Carl Fillion
Music: Jean-Sebastien Cote
Sound: Jean-Sebastien Cote
Lighting: Bruno Matte
Costume: Francois Saint-Aubin

Needles and Opium

Needles and Opium (Play) production archive for QTIX code T01361746320. Details of all Needles and Opium archived productions can be found under the QTIX code: S0775316341

Archive Listings

7 Jul 16
to
16 Jul 16

Barbican Centre
West End, Greater London
Performance Details => Venue archive

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