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<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;Diva&#039;&#039; by <a href="/index.php/Amanda_Strydom" title="Amanda Strydom">Amanda Strydom</a> (1956-) &#039;&#039;Diva&#039;&#039; is a South African solo cabaret-theatre piece, written and performed by <a href="/index.php/Amanda_Strydom" title="Amanda Strydom">Amanda Strydom</a>. In a city theatre fallen from its...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>''Diva'' by [[Amanda Strydom]] (1956-)<br /> <br /> ''Diva'' is a South African solo cabaret-theatre piece, written and performed by [[Amanda Strydom]]. In a city theatre fallen from its former glory, an ageing singer, Beatrice le Seur, sits in her dressing room recalling a vanished era; the work is Strydom's plea, with pathos and humour, for the preservation and worth of the arts in South Africa. Also billed as ''Amanda Strydom in Diva''.<br /> <br /> == The original text ==<br /> <br /> Written and performed by [[Amanda Strydom]], ''Diva'' was her third one-woman show, conceived as a response to the withdrawal of state funding from theatres, companies and orchestras across South Africa in the mid-1990s. First publication not traced.*<br /> <br /> == Performance history in South Africa ==<br /> <br /> 1995: First performed and toured by [[Amanda Strydom]], including at the [[Absa KKNK]], the [[State Theatre]] in Pretoria, the Opera House in Port Elizabeth and the [[André Huguenot Theatre]] in Bloemfontein. In 1996 ''Diva'' was filmed and broadcast by SABC2. The critic [[Barrie Hough]] (''[[Beeld]]'') praised Strydom's performance.<br /> <br /> 2010: Revived at the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]], Stellenbosch, in the [[Sanlam nagKAT]] on 5 March, as part of the festival's cabaret programme. Directed by [[Gerrit Schoonhoven]], with musical direction by [[Janine Neethling]].<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> <br /> 'Woordfees 2010: Volledige program', ''[[LitNet]]'', 18 January 2010.<br /> <br /> Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]<br /> <br /> == Return to ==<br /> <br /> Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 D|D]] in Plays I Original SA Plays<br /> <br /> Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[Main Page]]</div>

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