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Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

Miriamt at 14:44, 16 February 2016

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Johann van Heerden: /* Subject */

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Johann van Heerden at 06:13, 24 September 2015

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Johann van Heerden at 06:11, 24 September 2015

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Johann van Heerden: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2015-09-24T06:09:09Z

Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden at 06:08, 24 September 2015

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Johann van Heerden at 06:07, 24 September 2015

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Johann van Heerden at 05:59, 24 September 2015

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Johann van Heerden at 05:53, 24 September 2015

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 : Staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Brian Murray]], with [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily & Celia & Dorothy & Ma), [[Michael Mayer]] (Frank), [[Dale Cutts]] (Phil), [[Stuart Brown]] (Swede), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Anthony James]] (Ned), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Pa) and [[Richard Haines]] (The Priest). [[Diane Wilson|Wilson]] received a Best Actress award for the four roles she played in ''Twigs''.
-: Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily, Celia, Dorothy, Ma) with [[Ron Smerczak]] (Phil), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Swede), [[Simon Swindell]] (Ned), [[Don Maguire]] (Pa), [[Stephen Gurney]] (The Priest), [[Nigel Vermaas]] (Frank). Decor by [[Eldon Elder]], costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
+: Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily, Celia, Dorothy, Ma) with [[Ron Smerczak]] (Phil), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Swede), [[Simon Swindell]] (Ned), [[Don Maguire]] (Pa), [[Stephen Gurney]] (The Priest), [[Nigel Vermaas]] (Frank). Decor by American designer Eldon Elder, costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. dance routine choreography by [[David Matheson]].
 == Sources ==

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 '''''Twigs''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twigs_%28play%29] is a 1971 comedy by American playwright George Furth (1932-2008) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Furth].
 == Subject ==
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 : Staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Brian Murray]], with [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily & Celia & Dorothy & Ma), [[Michael Mayer]] (Frank), [[Dale Cutts]] (Phil), [[Stuart Brown]] (Swede), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Anthony James]] (Ned), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Pa) and [[Richard Haines]] (The Priest). [[Diane Wilson|Wilson]] received a Best Actress award for the four roles she played in ''Twigs''.
-: Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] with [[Ron Smerczak]], [[John Hussey]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Don Maguire]], [[Stephen Gurney]], [[Nigel Vermaas]]. Decor by [[Eldon Elder]], costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
+: Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily, Celia, Dorothy, Ma) with [[Ron Smerczak]] (Phil), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Swede), [[Simon Swindell]] (Ned), [[Don Maguire]] (Pa), [[Stephen Gurney]] (The Priest), [[Nigel Vermaas]] (Frank). Decor by [[Eldon Elder]], costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
 == Sources ==
-[[Nico Malan Theatre Centre]] pamphlet.
+''Twigs'' theatre programme (CAPAB, 1982)
 [[PACT]] Drama theatre programme, 1974.

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 == Subject ==
-The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. The four sections are labelled "Emily", "Celia", "Dorothy" and "Ma" - the same actress plays all four roles. The action takes place in New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening.
+The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. The four sections are labelled "Emily", "Celia", "Dorothy" and "Ma", and the same actress plays all four roles. The action takes place in New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Subject ==
-The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. The four sections are labelled "Emily", "Celia", "Dorothy" and "Ma". The action takes place in New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening.
+The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. The four sections are labelled "Emily", "Celia", "Dorothy" and "Ma" - the same actress plays all four roles. The action takes place in New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Subject ==
-The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. The action takes place in New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening.
+The play consists of four sections involving three sisters and their mother, each focusing on one of the women as she confronts various issues with the man in her life. The four sections are labelled "Emily", "Celia", "Dorothy" and "Ma". The action takes place in New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Brian Murray]], with [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily & Celia & Dorothy & Ma), [[Michael Mayer]] (Frank), [[Dale Cutts]] (Phil), [[Stuart Brown]] (Swede), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Anthony James]] (Ned), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Pa) and [[Richard Haynes]] (The Priest). [[Diane Wilson|Wilson]] received a Best Actress award for the four roles she played in ''Twigs''.
+: Staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Brian Murray]], with [[Diane Wilson]] (Emily & Celia & Dorothy & Ma), [[Michael Mayer]] (Frank), [[Dale Cutts]] (Phil), [[Stuart Brown]] (Swede), [[John Hussey]] (Lou), [[Anthony James]] (Ned), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Pa) and [[Richard Haines]] (The Priest). [[Diane Wilson|Wilson]] received a Best Actress award for the four roles she played in ''Twigs''.
 : Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] with [[Ron Smerczak]], [[John Hussey]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Don Maguire]], [[Stephen Gurney]], [[Nigel Vermaas]]. Decor by [[Eldon Elder]], costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]].

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-'''''Twigs''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twigs_%28play%29] is a 1971 comedy by American playwright George Furth (1932-2008) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Furth]. New York on the day before Thanksgiving. The time sequence is continuous, going from nine in the morning until nine the same evening. First production Broadhurst, November 1971.
+'''''Twigs''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twigs_%28play%29] is a 1971 comedy by American playwright George Furth (1932-2008) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Furth].
 == The original text ==
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 [[PACT]], [[Diane Wilson]] (Best Actress Award), dir [[Brian Murray]] 1974.
-Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December 1982, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] with [[Ron Smerczak]], [[John Hussey]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Don Maguire]], [[Stephen Gurney]], [[Nigel Vermaas]]. Decor by [[Eldon Elder]], costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
+: Presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Brian Murray]], starring [[Diane Wilson]] with [[Ron Smerczak]], [[John Hussey]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Don Maguire]], [[Stephen Gurney]], [[Nigel Vermaas]]. Decor by [[Eldon Elder]], costumes [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
-== Sources ==
+''Twigs'' programme notes.
-''Twigs'' programme notes
+[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]