The Heaven Hunter

The Heaven Hunter is a play in three acts by Gay Morris

The original text

A play about Olive Schreiner's life and work, created by Morris using extracts from Schreiner's writings (her letters, monographs, novels, and in particular her posthumously published, unfinished novel, from Man to Man). According to the author/director's introductory note to the 1991 text "(A)lmost the entire play is Schreiner's own words which have only been added to, or minimally altered, to fit the demands of stage action."

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1991: Performed by in the University of Cape Town's Arena Theatre from 25 May to 8 June, directed by Gay Morris, with scene design by Morris and John Caviggia, costume and properties design by John Caviggia, lighting design by Paul Abrams, choreography by Pamela Chrimes. The main cast consisted of: Victoria Wilson (as Olive Schreiner), Robert Mc Carthy, Vanessa Pike, Heather Schiff, Corien Pelt, David Germond, Hein Löttering, Margaret Bunting, Raelynn Bloemstein, Peter Noble, Jana van Niekerk, Eloise Kennel, Simon Matthews, Nicole Levin, Heinrich Reisenhofer, Ashley Brownlee and Carolyn Lewis. Several performers play multiple roles.

The rest of the technical crew included Corlia Peters, Geoffrey Grundlingh, Nicole Franco, Alex Ferns, Euodia Samson, Duncan Lawson, Pierre Malherbe, Lynette Walsh, Alreen Sarelina, Clinton King, Colin Shaw, Melani Keartland, Sam Samsodien, Peter Goliath, Christopher Hector, Tony Hanson and Glynnis Lategan,

Sources

Gay Morris. 1991. The Heaven Hunter. Typed copy of the performance text and programme of the original play. (A complimentary copy held in the archives of the Drama Department of the University of Stellenbosch.)

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