The Death of Bessie Smith - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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−	''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]'' is a one-act play by Edward Albee. Written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.	+	''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]'' is a one-act play by Edward Albee (born 1928) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Albee]. Written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	'''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]''' is a one-act play by Edward Albee. Written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.	+	''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]'' is a one-act play by Edward Albee. Written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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-''The Death of Bessie Smith'' by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.
+'''[[The Death of Bessie Smith]]''' is a one-act play by Edward Albee. Written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.
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 == Sources ==
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Bessie_Smith
+Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Bessie_Smith].
-Theatre programme, 1979
+Theatre programme, 1979.
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 == Sources ==
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Death_of_Bessie_Smith
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-[[Barney Simon]]’s production starring [[Janet Suzman]], [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]] was staged in the main theatre in the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979.
+[[Barney Simon]]’s production directed by him, was presented by [[The Company]] starring [[Janet Suzman]], [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]] with [[Michael Howard]] (The father), [[Danny Keogh]] (The intern), [[Vanessa Cooke]] (2nd nurse) in 1979. Stage design by [[Johan Engels]], lighting design by [[Martin Pelser]], costumes by [[Debbie Cornell]].
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-''The Death of Bessie Smith'' by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash. [[Barney Simon]]’s production starring [[Janet Suzman]], [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]] was staged in the main theatre in the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979.
+''The Death of Bessie Smith'' by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 D|D]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
+== Sources ==
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 D|D]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
+== Return to ==
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
-Return to [[Main Page]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

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	+	''The Death of Bessie Smith'' by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash. [[Barney Simon]]’s production starring [[Janet Suzman]], [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]] was staged in the main theatre in the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979.