No. 1 Utopia Lane
No. 1 Utopia Lane is a one-act play by Damon Galgut (1963-).
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The original text
The play examines the claustrophobic hold that one man exerts over a group of weaklings, and their striving for independence. It was written while the author was a pupil at Pretoria Boys' High School[1] and first performed at the 1981 SACEE One-act Play Festival for it.
The text was published by Jonathan Ball in 1983/5?* (with Echoes of Anger). 1988).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Ray Theron as Utopialaan No.1 in April 1989.
Performance history in South Africa
1981: Performed at the at the SACEE One-act Play Festival by pupils of Pretoria Boys' High School. The play was awarded a prize at the festival.
Sources
Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
Typed copy of the Afrikaans version, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
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