Ritual 2378
Ritual 2378 is a one-act play by Ian Ferguson
The original text
An interpretation of The Bacchae for modern man,
The text was published in Contemporary South African Plays, compiled by Ernest Pereira and published by Ravan Press, 1977.
Performance history in South Africa
1972: The play was first performed at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, on 22nd April 1972 under the direction of Robert Mohr. The cast: Anthony Flesch, Regardt van den Bergh, Vincent Ebrahim, Bill Flynn, Neville Thomas, Sean Baumann, Michael Richard, Denis Bettesworth. The Guards were Paul Baskind, Philip Godawa, Bernard Nathanson and Etienne Puren. Margaret Rosendorff played "Agave". Decor and costumes by Peter Krummeck, lighting designed by Pip Marshall.
Sources
Ernest Pereira (comp). 1977. Contemporary South African Plays. Johannesburg: Ravan Press.
Tony Voss. 1978. Review: Contemporary South African Plays. South African History Online[1]
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