Poison - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Translations and adaptations

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Satj: /* Poison - a musical by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen (1992). */

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Poison - a musical by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen (1992).

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Poison - a musical by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen (1992).

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Poison - a musical by David Kramer and Taliep Petersen (1992).

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Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* Poison - a one-act play by Sandile Mdlongwa[https://za.linkedin.com/in/sandile-mdlongwa-b0346574?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F] (2023) */

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Poison - a one-act play by Sandile Mdlongwa[https://za.linkedin.com/in/sandile-mdlongwa-b0346574?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F] (2023)

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 : '''''[[Poison]]''''' was staged at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]].
-: [[Bobby Heaney]] directed a new production at the B[[axter Theatre]] as part of the [[Klipfontein Corridor Project]].
+: [[Bobby Heaney]] directed a new production at the [[Baxter Theatre]] as part of the [[Klipfontein Corridor Project]].
 : ''[[Danger in the Dark]]'' previewed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] from 11 to 14 October, opening on 15 October and running until 2 November. Directed by David Kramer with assistant director Grant van Ster, with  Alexis Petersen (Langarm, Calling us Home) as Pamela, Rushney Ferguson (District Six – Kanala!, Langarm) as Juanita, Elton Landrew (Kat and the Kings, Langarm) as Poison, Eldon van der Merwe (Arendsvlei, Fiela se Kind) as Chicco, Tashreeq de Villiers (Aunty Merle, The Musical, Satin to Sequins) as Lucky, Edith Plaatjies (King Kong, Orpheus in Africa) as Mrs Joseph, Dobs Madotyeni (Born in the RSA, The Lion King) as Michael and Chad Baai (Spring Awakening, Fame-The Musical) as Shawn. The chorus comprised Luke Buys, Loreto Cabrera, Lewellyn Afrika, Luke de Kock, Anzio September, Lubabalo Pupu, Rori York Bingham, Nadine Suliaman, Alex Rodkin, Chamonay Anthony, Mekaila Mathys, Crystal Finck, Gabriela Dirkse and Tanzley Jooste. The rest of the creative team consisted of Camillo Lombard (musical director); Patrick Curtis (set and lighting designer); David Classen (sound designer); Widaad Albertus (costume designer) and choreography by Shaun Oelf and Grant van Ster. Music was provided by Grandall Vlotman (conductor and keyboards), Shaun Francke (guitar), Jason Ward (drums and percussion), Yvan Potts (synthesizers) and Kurt Randall (bassist).

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The musical was reworked and updated in 2019, being set in 1995 and retitled '''''[[Danger in the Dark]]'''''. Most of [[Taliep Petersen]]'s original compositions were retained, but a new libretto was written by  [[David Kramer]]. Still loosely based on Shakespeare’s ''[[Othello]]'', this reworked version tells the story from the point of view of Pamela, a social worker who is writing her thesis on drug abuse in the Cape Flats, and her attempt to stand up to the drug dealers on the area colloquially known as the [[Cape Flats]].
+The musical was reworked and updated in 2019, being set in 1995 and retitled '''''[[Danger in the Dark]]'''''. Most of [[Taliep Petersen]]'s original compositions were retained, but a new libretto was written by  [[David Kramer]]. Still loosely based on Shakespeare’s ''[[Othello]]'', this reworked version tells the story from the point of view of Pamela, a social worker who is writing her thesis on drug abuse in  the area colloquially known as the [[The Cape Flats]], and her attempt to stand up to the drug dealers there.
 It was first performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 11 October, 2019.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The musical was reworked and updated in 2019, being set in 1995 and retitled '''''[[Danger in the Dark]]'''''. Most of [[Taliep Petersen]]'s original compositions were retained, but a new libretto was written by  [[David Kramer]]. Still loosely based on Shakespeare’s ''[[Othello]]'', this reworked version tells the story from the point of view of Pamela, a social worker who is writing her thesis on drug abuse in the Cape Flats, and her attempt to stand up to the drug dealers on the Cape Flats.
+The musical was reworked and updated in 2019, being set in 1995 and retitled '''''[[Danger in the Dark]]'''''. Most of [[Taliep Petersen]]'s original compositions were retained, but a new libretto was written by  [[David Kramer]]. Still loosely based on Shakespeare’s ''[[Othello]]'', this reworked version tells the story from the point of view of Pamela, a social worker who is writing her thesis on drug abuse in the Cape Flats, and her attempt to stand up to the drug dealers on the area colloquially known as the [[Cape Flats]].
 It was first performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 11 October, 2019.

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 =''[[Poison]]'' - a one-act play by [[Sandile Mdlongwa]][https://za.linkedin.com/in/sandile-mdlongwa-b0346574?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F] (2023)=

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 : '''''[[Poison]]''''' was staged at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]].
-: [[Bobby Heaney]] directed a new production at the Baxter Theatre as part of the [[Klipfontein Corridor Project]].
+: [[Bobby Heaney]] directed a new production at the B[[axter Theatre]] as part of the [[Klipfontein Corridor Project]].
-: ''[[Danger in the Dark]]'' previewed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] from 11 to 14 October, opening on 15 October and runnign until 2 November. Directed by David Kramer with assistant director Grant van Ster, with  Alexis Petersen (Langarm, Calling us Home) as Pamela, Rushney Ferguson (District Six – Kanala!, Langarm) as Juanita, Elton Landrew (Kat and the Kings, Langarm) as Poison, Eldon van der Merwe (Arendsvlei, Fiela se Kind) as Chicco, Tashreeq de Villiers (Aunty Merle, The Musical, Satin to Sequins) as Lucky, Edith Plaatjies (King Kong, Orpheus in Africa) as Mrs Joseph, Dobs Madotyeni (Born in the RSA, The Lion King) as Michael and Chad Baai (Spring Awakening, Fame-The Musical) as Shawn. The chorus comprised Luke Buys, Loreto Cabrera, Lewellyn Afrika, Luke de Kock, Anzio September, Lubabalo Pupu, Rori York Bingham, Nadine Suliaman, Alex Rodkin, Chamonay Anthony, Mekaila Mathys, Crystal Finck, Gabriela Dirkse and Tanzley Jooste. The rest of the creative team consisted of Camillo Lombard (musical director); Patrick Curtis (set and lighting designer); David Classen (sound designer); Widaad Albertus (costume designer) and choreography by Shaun Oelf and Grant van Ster. Music was provided by Grandall Vlotman (conductor and keyboards), Shaun Francke (guitar), Jason Ward (drums and percussion), Yvan Potts (synthesizers) and Kurt Randall (bassist).
+: ''[[Danger in the Dark]]'' previewed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] from 11 to 14 October, opening on 15 October and running until 2 November. Directed by David Kramer with assistant director Grant van Ster, with  Alexis Petersen (Langarm, Calling us Home) as Pamela, Rushney Ferguson (District Six – Kanala!, Langarm) as Juanita, Elton Landrew (Kat and the Kings, Langarm) as Poison, Eldon van der Merwe (Arendsvlei, Fiela se Kind) as Chicco, Tashreeq de Villiers (Aunty Merle, The Musical, Satin to Sequins) as Lucky, Edith Plaatjies (King Kong, Orpheus in Africa) as Mrs Joseph, Dobs Madotyeni (Born in the RSA, The Lion King) as Michael and Chad Baai (Spring Awakening, Fame-The Musical) as Shawn. The chorus comprised Luke Buys, Loreto Cabrera, Lewellyn Afrika, Luke de Kock, Anzio September, Lubabalo Pupu, Rori York Bingham, Nadine Suliaman, Alex Rodkin, Chamonay Anthony, Mekaila Mathys, Crystal Finck, Gabriela Dirkse and Tanzley Jooste. The rest of the creative team consisted of Camillo Lombard (musical director); Patrick Curtis (set and lighting designer); David Classen (sound designer); Widaad Albertus (costume designer) and choreography by Shaun Oelf and Grant van Ster. Music was provided by Grandall Vlotman (conductor and keyboards), Shaun Francke (guitar), Jason Ward (drums and percussion), Yvan Potts (synthesizers) and Kurt Randall (bassist).
 : ''[[Danger in the Dark]]'' was to have been performed once more at the [[Baxter Theatre]] from 9 March, but was cancelled because of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] lockdown in South Africa.
 == Sources ==

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 Written as a one-act play, ''[[Poison]]'' made its debut at the [[Soweto Theatre]] on the 8th of November 2022, directed by the author and performed in association with Gauteng Community Safety. It went on performances in mainstream theatres, across South Africa, including the [[UJ Arts Centre]] in 2023.
-The Gender Parity and Equality Committee is a team of five delegates from varying constituencies appointed by the People’s Assembly, a legislative body that enacts, ratifies and repeals bills. Their mandate is to produce a report on the state of gender politics, to be debated during a sitting of the Assembly to pass the Gender-Parity and Women Empowerment Bill. Issues of around masculinity, femininity, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender and religion sees tensions brewing as early as the first committee meeting.
+It is a one-act political play about the problems that underlie social constructs such as gender roles, masculinity and femininity, presented as a meeting of the "Gender Parity and Equality Committee", a team of five delegates from varying constituencies appointed by the "People's Assembly", a legislative body that enacts, ratifies and repeals bills. Their mandate is to produce a report on the state of gender politics for the Assembly and tensions begin brewing as early as the first committee meeting when they address issues of masculinity, femininity, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender and religion.
 Text published by the [[UJ Press]] at the [[University of Johannesburg]], 2023.

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		+	Written as a one-act play, ''[[Poison]]'' made its debut at the [[Soweto Theatre]] on the 8th of November 2022, directed by the author and performed in association with Gauteng Community Safety. It went on performances in mainstream theatres, across South Africa, including the [[UJ Arts Centre]] in 2023.

	The Gender Parity and Equality Committee is a team of five delegates from varying constituencies appointed by the People’s Assembly, a legislative body that enacts, ratifies and repeals bills. Their mandate is to produce a report on the state of gender politics, to be debated during a sitting of the Assembly to pass the Gender-Parity and Women Empowerment Bill. Issues of around masculinity, femininity, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender and religion sees tensions brewing as early as the first committee meeting.		The Gender Parity and Equality Committee is a team of five delegates from varying constituencies appointed by the People’s Assembly, a legislative body that enacts, ratifies and repeals bills. Their mandate is to produce a report on the state of gender politics, to be debated during a sitting of the Assembly to pass the Gender-Parity and Women Empowerment Bill. Issues of around masculinity, femininity, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender and religion sees tensions brewing as early as the first committee meeting.