My Left Breast
My Left Breast is a one-woman play by Susan Miller.
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The original text
A woman's humorous and moving encounters with relationships, parenthood, cancer, and her ever-changing self are charted in this searingly honest solo piece, the play was originally written in 1990.
Its American production won an Obie Theatre award.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2000: Performed by by Shannon Esra in her first year of drama school, directed by her high school drama teacher and mentor Janet Baylis.
2024: Performed by Shannon Esra, directed by Janet Baylis, presented by Stephanie Weil and Tarryn Edwards, with lighting design by Barry Strydom, stage managed by Regina Dube and Melidah Thakadu, with technical management by Loftus Mohale and Reggie Mathebe. Ran at the Theatre On The Square, Sandton, from 7 to 11 May, and then at the Mkwanazi Theatre, Kingsmead College in Melrose from 12 to 18 May.
2024: Performed by Shannon Esra at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, in October.
Sources
Marketing article, 26 April 2024 Fanbase Music Magazine[1]
Robyn Sassen. 2024. Scars that map our future, My View by Robyn Sassen and other writers Posted: May 7, 2024[2]
Bruce Denhill. 2024. My Left Breast – Finishing On The Right Side, Or Graded On Her Curves, pArticipate, May 13, 2024[3]
Die Burger, 10 October 2024.
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