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-''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'' is a two-hander [[physical theatre]] piece by by [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].
+#REDIRECT [[Baobabs Don't Grow Here]]
-In some sources the name of the tree is misspelled as ''[[Baobabs Don't Grow Here]]''
+''[[Baobabs Don't Grow Here]]'' is a two-hander [[physical theatre]] piece by by [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].
 ==The original text==

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	''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'' is a two-hander [[physical theatre]] piece by by [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].		''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'' is a two-hander [[physical theatre]] piece by by [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].
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		+	In some sources the name of the tree is misspelled as ''[[Baobabs Don't Grow Here]]''

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 ==Performance history==
-: First staged in Johannesburg by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and performed by [[ James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]. The play then went on tour of a range of cities, including Durban, Grahamstown, Oudtshoorn, Windhoek and Harare, before undertaking a 9 week tour of the United Kingdom, including a run at the [[Edinburgh Festival]].
+-3: First staged in Johannesburg by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and performed by [[ James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]. The play then went on tour of a range of cities, including Durban, Grahamstown, Oudtshoorn, Windhoek and Harare, before undertaking a 9 week tour of the United Kingdom, including a run at the [[Edinburgh Festival]].
-: On its return, the play was staged at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Studio]] in Cape Town  from 6 to 24 January.
+: On its return to South Africa, the play was staged at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Studio]] in Cape Town  from 6 to 24 January.
 ==Awards==

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 ==Performance history==
-: First staged in Johannesburg by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and performed by [[ James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]. The play then went on tour of a range of cities, including Durban, Grahamstown, Oudtshoorn, Windhoek and Harare, before undertaking a 9 week tour of the United Kingdom, including a run at the Edinburgh Festival.
+: First staged in Johannesburg by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and performed by [[ James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]. The play then went on tour of a range of cities, including Durban, Grahamstown, Oudtshoorn, Windhoek and Harare, before undertaking a 9 week tour of the United Kingdom, including a run at the [[Edinburgh Festival]].
 : On its return, the play was staged at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Studio]] in Cape Town  from 6 to 24 January.

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 ==Awards==
-The play won a Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Festival and earned [[Sylvaine Strike]] the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] as Best New Director.
+The play won a Total Theatre Award at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] and earned [[Sylvaine Strike]] the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] as Best New Director.
 ==Sources==
 https://iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/2003-12-19-husband-and-wife-perform-baobabs-at-baxter/

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 : First staged in Johannesburg by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and performed by [[ James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]. The play then went on tour of a range of cities, including Durban, Grahamstown, Oudtshoorn, Windhoek and Harare, before undertaking a 9 week tour of the Unitef Kongsom, including a run at the Edinburgh Festival.
-: On its return, the play was staged at the [[Baxter Theatre Studio]] in Cape Town  from 6 to 24 January.
+: On its return, the play was staged at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Studio]] in Cape Town  from 6 to 24 January.
 ==Awards==

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-''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'' is a two-hander [[physical theatre]] piece.
+''[[Boababs Don't Grow Here]]'' is a two-hander [[physical theatre]] piece by by [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].
 ==The original text==
-The piece follows a Romany couple who flee Eastern Europe to find Africa's giant baobab tree in hopes of gaining fertility and strength for their children.
+The piece follows the journey of a Romany couple who flee Eastern Europe to find Africa's giant baobab tree in hopes of gaining fertility and strength for their children. The two actors play various characters as the story winds its way through Europe, North Africa and finally ends in South Africa. In the process the play tells a love story dealing with a married couple's volatility, jealousy, dreams, passion and love, using comedy, mime, live accordion music, puppetry and a set that transforms to create different images.[https://iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/2003-12-19-husband-and-wife-perform-baobabs-at-baxter/]
 The text was co-devised by [[Sylvaine Strike]] with [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]] and first performed by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]] in 2002.
+==Performance history==
 . Performed by the theatre company [[Fresco Theatre]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and performed by [[ James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].
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 The play won a Total Theatre Award at the Edinburgh Festival and earned [[Sylvaine Strike]] the [[Fleur du Cap Award]] as Best New Director.