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| − | Sam Shepard's play ''Curse of the Starving Class'' | + | Sam Shepard's play in three acts ''Curse of the Starving Class''. Themes that directly relate to South Africa such as the individual's starving for identity and the predatory nature of the norms set by society form the basis of the play. |
| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | First performed in London in April 1977. Published in ''Plays Two'' by Sam Shepard, Faber & Faber, 1997. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
''Vloek van die Verhongerdes'', the translation into [[Afrikaans]] in 1980 by [[Marco van der Colff]]. | ''Vloek van die Verhongerdes'', the translation into [[Afrikaans]] in 1980 by [[Marco van der Colff]]. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | Presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre|Nico Arena]] opening 21 January 1986, directed and designed by [[Marthinus Basson]], with [[Antoinette Kellermann]] (Ella), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Weston), [[Margaretha Fischer]] (Emma), [[David Dennis]] (Taylor), [[Phillip Boucher]] (Ellis), [[Owen de Jager]] (Malcolm/Slater), [[Mark Fleishman]] (Emmerson) and [[David Tomsu]] (Wesley). Lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | ''Curse of the Starving Class'' programme, 1986 | |
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays | + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays II Foreign Plays |
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 15:50, 22 August 2014
Sam Shepard's play in three acts Curse of the Starving Class. Themes that directly relate to South Africa such as the individual's starving for identity and the predatory nature of the norms set by society form the basis of the play.
Contents
The original text
First performed in London in April 1977. Published in Plays Two by Sam Shepard, Faber & Faber, 1997.
Translations and adaptations
Vloek van die Verhongerdes, the translation into Afrikaans in 1980 by Marco van der Colff.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by CAPAB at the Nico Arena opening 21 January 1986, directed and designed by Marthinus Basson, with Antoinette Kellermann (Ella), Neels Coetzee (Weston), Margaretha Fischer (Emma), David Dennis (Taylor), Phillip Boucher (Ellis), Owen de Jager (Malcolm/Slater), Mark Fleishman (Emmerson) and David Tomsu (Wesley). Lighting Malcolm Hurrell.
Sources
Curse of the Starving Class programme, 1986
Return to
Return to C in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
