When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout
When I Was a Girl I Used to Scream and Shout is a play by Scottish-born playwright Sharman MacDonald (1951-)[1].
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The original text
The play is set on a rocky beach on the east coast of Scotland and recounts the sexual misadventures and misconceptions of Fiona, growing up with her repressive mother and best friend Vari in 1950s Scotland.
The play was first performed at the Bush Theatre, London, in November 1984 and the text published in 1985.
Performance history in South Africa
1987: Presented by Des and Dawn Lindberg, 1987, directed by Dawn, starring Melody O'Brian, Gina Benjamin, Gaby Lomberg and Cole Cameron. Performances at the National Arts Festival, The Adcock-Ingram Auditorium, Loft Theatre, Durban, and the Baxter Studio. Original incidental music by Peter Mclea.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Theatre programme, 1987.
Photocopy of the text found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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