The Far Side of the Moon (play) explained

The Far Side of the Moon
Music:	Laurie Anderson
Place:	Quebec City, Canada
Orig Lang:	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)
• Time Out Award for Best Play (2001)
• 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)

Notes and References

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