Difference between revisions of "Will of a Rebel"
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Devised by [[Ari Sitas]] and [[Hanchen Koornhof]], it is a play about controversial [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright and activist [[Breyten Breytenbach]], dealing with his incarceration in prison. | Devised by [[Ari Sitas]] and [[Hanchen Koornhof]], it is a play about controversial [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright and activist [[Breyten Breytenbach]], dealing with his incarceration in prison. | ||
| − | According to the actor [[Stephen Sacks]] (who played the role of "Breyten") the play was first performed at the [[Nunnery Theatre]] at Wits and at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town on 1977, directed by [[William Kentridge]]. | + | According to the actor [[Stephen Sacks]] (who played the role of "Breyten") the play was first performed at the [[Nunnery Theatre]] at Wits and at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town on 1977, directed by [[William Kentridge]], while the Dolleee website gives the date as 1978 and the [[Junction Avenue Theatre website]] suggests that the first performance was by [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] in 1979. |
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| − | + | 1977/1978/1979(?): Performed at the [[Nunnery Theatre]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] and at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[William Kentridge]], with [[Stephen Sacks]] as "Breyten". | |
| + | 1979(?): Performed by [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] at the [[Student Drama Festival]] of the [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[William Kentridge]]. | ||
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Revision as of 12:09, 23 February 2023
Will of a Rebel is a play by Ari Sitas and Hanchen Koornhof.
Devised by Ari Sitas and Hanchen Koornhof, it is a play about controversial Afrikaans poet, playwright and activist Breyten Breytenbach, dealing with his incarceration in prison.
According to the actor Stephen Sacks (who played the role of "Breyten") the play was first performed at the Nunnery Theatre at Wits and at the Space Theatre in Cape Town on 1977, directed by William Kentridge, while the Dolleee website gives the date as 1978 and the Junction Avenue Theatre website suggests that the first performance was by Junction Avenue Theatre Company in 1979.
1977/1978/1979(?): Performed at the Nunnery Theatre at the University of the Witwatersrand and at the Space Theatre in Cape Town, directed by William Kentridge, with Stephen Sacks as "Breyten".
1979(?): Performed by Junction Avenue Theatre Company at the Student Drama Festival of the National Arts Festival, directed by William Kentridge.
https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/junction-avenue-theatre
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