Ian Ferguson

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Ian Ferguson. (1937-) Academic, playwright, poet and critic.

Biography

Ian was born in Johannesburg in 1937. He went to school and university in Natal and in the 1970s he was Senior Lecturer in English at the University of South Africa.

In 19* he moved to Canada. Long-time partner of Robert Mohr.

In addition to play scripts he has published poetry and theatre criticism.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Wrote criticism and articles on South African theatre and supervised a number of theses on the subject. One of the founders of the short-lived journal Teater/Theatre SA, later a board member of the South African Theatre Journal.

Plays

Ritual 2378

Sylvia

Nativity

Falstaff

Albe, a Perfect Cavaliero

Confetti

I Remember Will

The Soldier’s Tale

Second Edition

When Regiments Are Gone

The Three Wishes

Uncle Arly.

His script Confetti Too was presented in the USA (early 1980s) and he wrote a one-woman show for Maggie Soboil, Memorable Lioness which was to be produced in New York in mid-1984.

Musicals

He has also written two musicals:

Talking Deaf Man

Double Trouble.

Translations

He translated Die Skreeu by Hennie Aucamp, entitled The Scream.

Awards, etc

Sources

Falstaff theatre programme, 1984.

Biographical notes in Contemporary South African Plays, 1977.

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