The Far Side of the Moon (play)

The Far Side of the Moon
Written by	Robert Lepage
Music by	Laurie Anderson
Date premiered	29 February 2000 (2000-02-29)
Place premiered	Théâtre du Trident [fr] Quebec City, Canada
Original language	French

The Far Side of the Moon (French: La Face cachée de la Lune) is a 2000 play by Quebec playwright Robert Lepage. Written in collaboration with Adam Nashman and Peder Bjurman, it features an original score by Laurie Anderson and marionettes by Pierre Robitaille and Sylvie Courbron.^[1][2] It was staged in many cities around the world to wide acclaim,^[3][4][5] and won several awards.^[6] Lepage wrote, directed and starred in a 2003 film adaptation.

Awards

• Paul Hébert Award for Best Actor (2001)^[6]
• Time Out Award for Best Play (2001)^[6]
• Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Best Play (2001)^[7]
• Barclays Theatre Awards for Best Touring Production (2001)^[8]
• Critics' Circle Theatre Award for Best Director (2001)^[9]
• Golden Mask Festival award for Best Foreign Production (2007)^[6]

References

1. "La Face cachée de la Lune". EPIDEMIC. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
2. Laliberté, Marie. "La Face cachée de la lune: La Conquête de l'espace". Voir. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
3. Delaney, Brigid (28 February 2018). "The Far Side of the Moon review – Robert Lepage's space race drama shines on stage". The Guardian.
4. Gardner, Lyn (12 July 2001). "The Far Side of the Moon". The Guardian.
5. Rizzo, Frank (February 14, 2005). "The Far Side of the Moon". Variety.
6. Reynolds, James (7 February 2019). Robert Lepage / Ex Machina: Revolutions in Theatrical Space. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 87–88. ISBN 9781474276597.
7. "Evening Standard Theatre Awards 1980-2003". Evening Standard. 29 October 2003.
8. "2001 Barclays Theatre Awards". London Theatre. 22 October 2001.
9. "2001 Awards". Critics Circle Theatre Awards.