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| − | ''[[Angels in America]]'' is a set of two paired plays by Tony Kushner ()[]
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | Subtitled "A Gay Fantasia on National Themes" by [[Tony Kushner]], the set consists of two linked full-length plays, individually titled ''[[Part One: Millennium Approaches]]'' and ''[[Part Two: Perestroika]]''. Set in America in the 1980s against a backdrop of greed, conservatism, sexual politics, and the emergence of AIDS, the plays deal with couples whose relationships are disintegrating.
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | Part 1: ''Millennium Approaches'' was first produced in Los Angeles in 1992.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1994: ''[[Part 1: Millennium Approaches]]'' had its first South African production in 1994, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]] for [[PACT]] Drama and starring [[Sean Taylor]] as "Roy M. Cohn", [[Nicky Rebelo]], [[Jennifer Steyn]], [[David Butler]], [[Robert Colman]], [[Jacqui Singer]], [[Sechaba Morojele]], [[Rosalind Butler]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Designer [[James MacNamara]], lighting designer [[Stan Knight]]. Performed at the [[Momentum Theatre]] in Pretoria and the [[Alexander Theatre]] in Johannesburg.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | [[PACT]] ''Angels in America'' theatre programme, 1994.
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