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| − | by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]. A short comedyplay about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. First presented at the [[PACT]] [[Liqui-Fruit Pot Pourri Festival]] in September, 1984, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Graham Hopkins]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In December, 1984, as part of the [[Oude Libertas Summer Festival]], in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Neil McCarthy]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In July, 1985 – it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]], with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]], directed by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]]. | + | by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]. A short comedyplay about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town. It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).?* |
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| + | First presented at the [[PACT]] [[Liqui-Fruit Pot Pourri Festival]] in September, 1984, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Graham Hopkins]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In December, 1984, as part of the [[Oude Libertas Summer Festival]], in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Neil McCarthy]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In July, 1985 – it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]], with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]], directed by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]]. [[PACOFS]], 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]''), directed by [[Gerben Kamper]] with [[Blaise Koch]], [[Annemarie Rauh]], [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
National Arts Festival programme, 1985. | National Arts Festival programme, 1985. | ||
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| + | PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988. | ||
Revision as of 12:34, 13 February 2014
by Paul Slabolepszy. A short comedyplay about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town. It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which Over the Hill is the second part. Published in Mooi Street and Other Moves by Witwatersrand University Press (1994).?*
First presented at the PACT Liqui-Fruit Pot Pourri Festival in September, 1984, with the following cast: James Borthwick, Graham Hopkins and Jenny Sharp. In December, 1984, as part of the Oude Libertas Summer Festival, in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: James Borthwick, Neil McCarthy and Jenny Sharp. In July, 1985 – it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with Over the Hill) at the Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts, with the following cast: James Borthwick, Jonathan Rands and Kate Edwards, directed by Paul Slabolepszy and Frantz Dobrowsky. PACOFS, 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with Over the Hill), directed by Gerben Kamper with Blaise Koch, Annemarie Rauh, André-Jacques van der Merwe.
Sources
National Arts Festival programme, 1985.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
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