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==The original text==

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

== Sources ==

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]

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 Written as a narrative, so that the performers can share the lines among themselves as required, the play uses various props and masks to represent the birds that the man encounters on his journey.
-Originally performed by three male actors, but later by a cast of six.
+Originally performed by three male actors, but later by a cast of up to six.
 The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])

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	Written as a narrative, so that the performers can share the lines among themselves as required, the play uses various props and masks to represent the birds that the man encounters on his journey.		Written as a narrative, so that the performers can share the lines among themselves as required, the play uses various props and masks to represent the birds that the man encounters on his journey.
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		+	Originally performed by three male actors, but later by a cast of six.

	The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])		The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])

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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==
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		+	1994(?): First performed, directed by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] with [[Patrick Mofokeng]], [[Nhlanhla Mavundla]] and [[Esmael Texiera]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 == Sources ==
-[[Theatre for Africa]]. (n.d.) ''The Complete Plays of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa'' Claremont, Cape Town.
+[[Theatre for Africa]]. (n.d.) ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' Claremont, Cape Town.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Written as a narrative, so that the performers can share the lines among themselves as required, the play uses various props and masks to represent the birds that the man encounters on his journey.
-The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''The Complete Plays of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])
+The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 ==The original text==
-The play was originally written for the inauguration of [[Nelson Mandela]] as President of the new democratic South Africa, and addresses issues such as the changes to come with a new leadership and the leader seeing that he can learn the necessary skills from nature, and especially from the birds around him.
 The performance text is contained in Volume Two of ''The Complete Plays of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])

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		+	''[[Bird]]'' is a play by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]]

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−	==The ~~original text==~~	+	The play was originally written for the inauguration of [[Nelson Mandela]] as President of the new democratic South Africa, and addresses issues such as the changes to come with a new leadership and the leader seeing that he can learn the necessary skills from nature, and especially from the birds around him.
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		+	Written as a narrative, so that the performers can share the lines among themselves as required, the play uses various props and masks to represent the birds that the man encounters on his journey.

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==