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Solemn Mass For a Full Moon in Summer


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Solemn Mass For a Full Moon in SummerOn six moonlit Montreal balconies on a sultry August evening, eleven people tell their stories of love. Piecing together the landscape of a love affair, they trace the gradations between intoxicating highs and heartbreaking lows. Tremblay's Solemn Mass for a Full Moon in Summer was inspired by the amazing discovery of a lost mass by [Hector Berlioz. Dispensing with religious themes. Tremblay uses the rituals within a traditional mass to lay bare the different characters' overpowering emotions, elicited by the magic of a glorious full moon. The result is a powerful, moving and truly unique exposition of the nature of love, in a robust earthy translation.
Author Michel Tremblay

Production details

Run time 2hrs 30mins.

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Company

Company Traverse Theatre Company
Company Barbican Centre
Translation Martin Bowman
Translation Bill Findlay
Director Philip Howard
Director Ross Steen (co-director)
Design Neil Warmington
Lighting Jon Linstum
Music Jon Beales
Choreographer Struan Leslie
Performer Liam Brennan
Performer Robert Carr
Performer Vincent Friell
Performer David Gallacher
Performer Molly Innes
Performer John Kazek
Performer Pauline Knowles
Performer Elizabeth Millbank
Performer Colette O'Neil
Performer Hope Ross
Performer Ann Scott Jones
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