The Handmaid's Tale
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Based on Margaret Atwood's novel. Following a violent overthrow of the United States government by a religious dictatorship, women are denied the right to read, work, own property or enter into relationships other than first marriages. Those who defy the system are arrested, indoctrinated and then assigned to childless families for the sole purpose of procreation. Offred, the title character, attempts to subvert this regime with disturbing and fateful results.
Archive :: production:T02013122676, opera or operetta:S0715524201, venue:V376
Production details
Production originally created by The Royal Danish Opera. Running time 2 hrs 25 mins
Special Performances
- 14 Apr 02 Sign Interpreted
- 14 Apr 03 Sign Interpreted