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Insomnia by Van Graan and Geysen

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''[[Insomnia]]'' is a short play by [[Mike van Graan]] (1959-).

==The original text==

Based on Van Graan's commissioned work for De Appel, ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]'', ''[[Insomnia]]'' is an abbreviated version of the piece that tells of the results of taking paraldehyde, a sedative the protagonist took because he suffered from insomnia after he had been injured in a railway accident.

Directed by David Geysen with students from South African and Dutch theatre schools, under the auspices of the ''08 Feest'' of the [[Toneelgroep De Appel]][https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toneelgroep_De_Appel] in Den Haag, the shorter piece was first performed at the ''08 Feest'' on 7 June, 2008 as ''[[Insomnia]]''.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

2008: ''[[Insomnia]]'' was performed at [[Artscape]] in Cape Town, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). Thereafter Also done at the ''[[National Arts Festival]]'' in Grahamstown and at the ''[[969 Festival]]'' in Braamfontein. ''[[Insomnia]]'' was directed by [[David Geysen]] and the soundtrack by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]].

==Performance abroad==

''[[Insomnia]]'' was at the ''De Appel Festival'' in Den Haag in 2008.

==Sources==

Video by Alain Pringels of a rehearsal of ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUWq9R6tsY].

[[Beeld]], 18 June 2008.

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	''[[Insomnia]]'' was first performed at the ''08 Feest'' on 7 June, 2008, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). The soundtrack for the piece by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]].		''[[Insomnia]]'' was first performed at the ''08 Feest'' on 7 June, 2008, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). The soundtrack for the piece by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]].
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	== Performance history of both versions in South Africa ==		== Performance history of both versions in South Africa ==

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 [http://www.toneelgroepdeappel.nl/archief/html/interview_mike_van_graan.html]
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 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Video by Alain Pringels of a rehearsal of ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUWq9R6tsY].
+Maaike Glerum. 2008. Interview with Mike van Graan, ''De Volkskrant'' (on De Appel website)
 [http://www.toneelgroepdeappel.nl/archief/html/interview_mike_van_graan.html]

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	Video by Alain Pringels of a rehearsal of ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUWq9R6tsY].		Video by Alain Pringels of a rehearsal of ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GMUWq9R6tsY].
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		+	Maaike Glerum. 2008. Interview with Mike van Graan, ''De Volkskrant'' (in De Appel website)
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 A commissioned work for the  [[Toneelgroep De Appel]][https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toneelgroep_De_Appel] in Den Haag, ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]'', offering what Van Graan has called "an abstract  narrative about an African tyrant, who is being prosecuted for his deeds. Then the focus shifts to the tales of a number of his victims. In fact it is a play about fear, the fear that people in society can feel for each other."
-The piece was directed by David Geysen with students from South African and [[Dutch]] theatre schools, under the auspices of the ''08 Feest'' of the  [[Toneelgroep De Appel]][https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toneelgroep_De_Appel] in Den Haag. In the process of directing Van Graan's text, the director  imposed an own vision on the play to such an extent that it actually made the original title inappropriate. So the title was changed to ''[[Insomnia]]'' for the performances.
+Submitted to the festival organisers, ''[[ Odysseus van Holland]]'' was given to David Geysen to direct, and in the process so altered the central vision of the text, that it was decided to change the title to the more appropriate ''[[Insomnia]]''.
-==''[[Insomnia]]'': the adapted text==
+==Translations and adaptations==
 ''[[Insomnia]]'' was first performed at the ''08 Feest'' on 7 June,  2008,  as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). The soundtrack for the piece by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]].
-== Performance history in South Africa ==
+== Performance history of both versions in South Africa ==
 : ''[[Insomnia]]'' was  performed  at [[Artscape]] in Cape Town, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). Thereafter Also done at the ''[[National Arts Festival]]'' in Grahamstown and at the ''[[969 Festival]]'' in Braamfontein. ''[[Insomnia]]'' was directed by [[David Geysen]] and the soundtrack by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]].

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 The piece was directed by David Geysen with students from South African and [[Dutch]] theatre schools, under the auspices of the ''08 Feest'' of the  [[Toneelgroep De Appel]][https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toneelgroep_De_Appel] in Den Haag. In the process of directing Van Graan's text, the director  imposed an own vision on the play to such an extent that it actually made the original title inappropriate. So the title was changed to ''[[Insomnia]]'' for the performances.
-==''[[Insomnia]]'' by Van Graan and Geysen==
+==''[[Insomnia]]'': the adapted text by Van Graan and Geysen==
 ''[[Insomnia]]'' was first performed at the ''08 Feest'' on 7 June,  2008,  as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). The soundtrack for the piece by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]].

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 ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]'' is a play written by [[Mike van Graan]] (1959-).
-==The original text==
+==''[[ Odysseus van Holland]]'': The original text==
 A commissioned work for the  [[Toneelgroep De Appel]][https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toneelgroep_De_Appel] in Den Haag, ''[[Odysseus van Holland]]'', offering what Van Graan has called "an abstract  narrative about an African tyrant, who is being prosecuted for his deeds. Then the focus shifts to the tales of a number of his victims. In fact it is a play about fear, the fear that people in society can feel for each other."