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''''''night, Mother''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27night,_Mother] is a 1983 play for two women by American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist Marsha Norman (1947- ) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Norman].
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''[['night, Mother]]'' is a play by Marsha Norman (1947- ) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Norman].
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The play is the winner of the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama].
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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A play for two women written in 1983. It won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] under the title '''''Nag, Ma''''' by [[Antoinette Louw]].
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Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] under the title ''[[Nag, Ma]]'' by [[Antoinette Louw]].
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
2011: '''''Nag, Ma''''', the [[Antoinette Louw|Louw]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged at the [[Vryfees]] in Bloemfontein and later at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Lara Bye]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Mother, Thelma) and [[Antoinette Louw]] (Jessie).
 
  
2012: '''''Nag, Ma''''', the [[Antoinette Louw|Louw]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged at the [[Woordfees]] 2012, first in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town and then in the [[Little Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, directed by [[Lara Bye]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Mother, Thelma) and [[Antoinette Louw]] (Jessie).
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1983: [[Barney Simon]]’s production, starring [[Janice Honeyman]] and [[Julie Follansbee]], was staged in the [[Laager]] in September.
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2008:Presented by [[Fett Diva Productions]] at the [[Square Space Theatre]], UKZN, directed by [[Tanya van der Walt]], July 2008, starring, among others, [[Tamar Meskin]].
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2011: ''[[Nag, Ma]]'', the [[Antoinette Louw|Louw]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged at the [[Vryfees]] in Bloemfontein and later at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Lara Bye]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Mother, Thelma) and [[Antoinette Louw]] (Jessie).  Also performed at [[Aardklop]] Festival in 2011.
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2012: ''[[Nag, Ma]]'', the [[Antoinette Louw|Louw]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was staged at the [[Woordfees]] 2012, first in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town and then in the [[Little Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, directed by [[Lara Bye]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Mother, Thelma) and [[Antoinette Louw]] (Jessie).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27night,_Mother]
 
  
''Volksblad'', 14 July 2011.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27night,_Mother
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Norman
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. p,427.
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[[NELM]]: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 23. 17 (2008 production).
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''[[Volksblad]]'', 14 July 2011.
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''[[Star]]'', 8 July 2011.
  
''Star'', 8 July 2011.
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[[Beeld]], 26 September 2011.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 15:38, 27 September 2022

'night, Mother is a play by Marsha Norman (1947- ) [1].


The original text

A play for two women written in 1983. It won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama [2].

Translations and adaptations

Translated and adapted into Afrikaans under the title Nag, Ma by Antoinette Louw.

Performance history in South Africa

1983: Barney Simon’s production, starring Janice Honeyman and Julie Follansbee, was staged in the Laager in September.

2008:Presented by Fett Diva Productions at the Square Space Theatre, UKZN, directed by Tanya van der Walt, July 2008, starring, among others, Tamar Meskin.

2011: Nag, Ma, the Louw Afrikaans translation, was staged at the Vryfees in Bloemfontein and later at the Grahamstown Festival, directed by Lara Bye, with Sandra Prinsloo (Mother, Thelma) and Antoinette Louw (Jessie). Also performed at Aardklop Festival in 2011.

2012: Nag, Ma, the Louw Afrikaans translation, was staged at the Woordfees 2012, first in the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town and then in the Little Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch, directed by Lara Bye, with Sandra Prinsloo (Mother, Thelma) and Antoinette Louw (Jessie).

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%27night,_Mother

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marsha_Norman

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulitzer_Prize_for_Drama

Tucker, 1997. p,427.

NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 23. 17 (2008 production).

Volksblad, 14 July 2011.

Star, 8 July 2011.

Beeld, 26 September 2011.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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