https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Once_on_This_Island 2026-10-03T09:43:29Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.33.2 https://esat.sun.ac.za/index.php?title=Once_on_This_Island&diff=120130&oldid=prev 2016-12-22T16:29:03Z

<p>Created page with &quot;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Once on This Island&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (born 1948) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens] and music by Stephen Flaherty...&quot;</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''''Once on This Island''''' is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (born 1948) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynn_Ahrens] and music by Stephen Flaherty Stephen Flaherty (born 1960) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Flaherty]. Based on the 1985 novel ''My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl'' by Rosa Guy.<br /> <br /> The show includes elements of the Romeo and Juliet story and elements of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale ''The Little Mermaid''. It concerns a peasant girl on a tropical island, who uses the power of love to bring together people of different social classes.<br /> <br /> <br /> == The original text ==<br /> The original Broadway production ran from 1990 to 1991, and the West End production opened in 1994, where it won the 1995 Olivier Award for Best New Musical.<br /> <br /> ==Translations and adaptations==<br /> <br /> == Performance history in South Africa ==<br /> Presented by [[NAPAC]] and [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] at the [[Natal Playhouse]] from 3 January 1993, starring, among others, [[Sam Marais]], [[Owen Sejakea]] and [[Faca Khulu]].<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Once_on_This_Island]<br /> <br /> Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.<br /> <br /> == Return to ==<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] <br /> <br /> Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]<br /> <br /> Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] <br /> <br /> Return to [[Main Page]]</div>

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