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y separately published work icon Night Letters single work   drama   - Three acts
Adaptation of Night Letters : A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov Robert Dessaix , 1996 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 2002... 2002 Night Letters
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'Night Letters is the epic and profoundly moving story of Robert, a man who embarks on an odyssey of body and mind after being diagnosed with an incurable disease. On his journey, Robert encounters extraordinary people, all struggling as he is with the desire for intimacy and escape, for understanding and meaning, for any way to beguile time. Based upon Robert Dessaix's award-winning novel, this deeply personal and magical tale transcends the barriers of time in its search for insight into the human condition. ' (Publication summary)

Production Details

  • Acts I and II read at the National Playwrights Conference in Canberra in May 2002.

    First fully-staged version produced by the State Theatre Company of South Australia at The Queen's Theatre, Adelaide, 24 February - 27 March 2004. Director Chris Drummond.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 2002
    • Strawberry Hills, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,: Currency Press , 2004 .
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      Extent: vi, 106, xxixp.p.
      Description: ports.
      Note/s:
      • Includes theatre program at end of playtext.
      ISBN: 0868197319
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Works about this Work

A Splendid 'Night' Vision Jeremy Eccles , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 March 2004; (p. 21)
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama ; Riverland Scott Rankin , 2004 single work drama
A Very Long Death in Venice Ron Banks , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 March 2004;
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama
Not Strictly To the Letters Robin Usher , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 5 April 2004; (p. 6)
Death and Beauty in Venice Helen Thomson , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 April 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama
Into the Light Robert Dessaix , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 April 2004; (p. 16-17) Dessaix discusses his experience of watching a performance of the play Night Letters, adapted from his autobiographical novel, Night Letters : A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov.
Moving But No Forward Address Murray Bramwell , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Australian , 4 March 2004; (p. 14)
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama
Death and Beauty in Venice Helen Thomson , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 6 April 2004; (p. 7)
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama
A Very Long Death in Venice Ron Banks , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The West Australian , 12 March 2004;
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama
A Splendid 'Night' Vision Jeremy Eccles , 2004 single work review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 8 March 2004; (p. 21)
— Review of Night Letters Susan Rogers , Chris Drummond , 2002 single work drama ; Riverland Scott Rankin , 2004 single work drama
Into the Light Robert Dessaix , 2004 single work criticism
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 3-4 April 2004; (p. 16-17) Dessaix discusses his experience of watching a performance of the play Night Letters, adapted from his autobiographical novel, Night Letters : A Journey Through Switzerland and Italy Edited and Annotated by Igor Miazmov.
Not Strictly To the Letters Robin Usher , 2004 single work column
— Appears in: The Age , 5 April 2004; (p. 6)
Letter Perfect Jo Litson , 2002 single work column
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 4 June vol. 120 no. 6327 2002; (p. 70-71)
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    Italy,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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    Switzerland,
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    Western Europe, Europe,
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