Primo
- Synopsis
- PRIMO was adapted by Antony Sher from Primo Levi’s account of his year spent in Auschwitz, IF THIS IS A MAN. Recorded at the Hampstead Theatre in March 2005 following its run at the National Theatre, and presented in a symbolist set by Hildegard Bechtler. PRIMO recounts Levi’s journey by cattle truck to Auschwitz, his initial harrowing days in the infamous death camp and continues through the first desperate winter, the forging of friendships, the routine of daily life and the regular and barbaric process of ‘selections’ that determined who would live and who would die. The narrative concludes during the second winter when the camp is liberated by a small group of unbelieving Soviet troops.
Extras: 22 minutes of interviews with Sir Antony Sher and Richard Wilson. - Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2005
- Year of production
- 2005
- Subjects
- Drama
- Keywords
- concentration camps; drama - contemporary; Holocaust; Levi, Primo; performances
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £19.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 89 minutes
- Year
- 2005
Distributor
- Name
Heritage Theatre
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- Web
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- Phone
- 020 7243 2750
- Address
- 8 Clanricarde Gardens
London
W2 4NA
- Name
National Theatre Bookshop
- bookshop@nationaltheatre.org.uk
- Web
- http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/28853/dvds/dvds.html External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 020 7452 3456
- Fax
- 020 7452 33457
- Address
- South Bank
London
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- The NT bookshop provides an online service supplying DVDs of stage performances and film or television adaptations of plays.
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