Under the Oaks - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Translations and adaptations

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Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

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 : Performed in December as part of the [[Oude Libertas Theatre|Oude Libertas Summer Festival]], in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Neil McCarthy]] and [[Jenny Sharp]].
-: It began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]] in July, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]], directed by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]].
+: It began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]] in July, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]], directed by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]]. Also performed at the [[Baxter Concert Hall]].
 : Performed by [[PACOFS]], 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]''), directed by [[Gerben Kamper]] with [[Blaise Koch]], [[Annemarie Rauh]], [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]].

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	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	The play has been adapted for and broadcast on radio in South Africa.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	==The original text==		==The original text==

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−	One of the plays in what is referred to as the "The Corky Trilogy", made up of ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]'', it is a short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, set in the dressing rooms and on the stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. Usually performed as one part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' - a play about rugby - is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).	+	One of the plays in what is referred to as the "''[[The Corky Trilogy]]''", made up of ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]'', it is a short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, set in the dressing rooms and on the stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. Usually performed as one part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' - a play about rugby - is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).

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−	''[[Under the Oaks]]'' is a play by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] ~~(1984) - one of the plays in "The Corky Trilogy": ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]''.~~	+	''[[Under the Oaks]]'' is a play by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]

−	A short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, in the ~~sitting~~ stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. Usually performed as one part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).	+	==The original text==
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		+	One of the plays in what is referred to as the "The Corky Trilogy", made up of ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]'', it is a short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, set in the dressing rooms and on the stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. Usually performed as one part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' - a play about rugby - is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).

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 ''[[Under the Oaks]]'' is a play by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1984) - one of the plays in "The Corky Trilogy": ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]''.
-A short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground.  One part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).
+A short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground.  Usually performed as one part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).
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 == Sources ==
 National Arts Festival programme, 1985.

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-''Under the Oaks'' is a play by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1984) - one of the plays in "The Corky Trilogy": ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]''.
+''[[Under the Oaks]]'' is a play by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1984) - one of the plays in "The Corky Trilogy": ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]''.
-A short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town. It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground.  One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).
+A short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground.  One part of a two-hander, ''[[Under the Oaks and Over the Hill]]'', of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-A Baxter/Snap Production in association with [[PACT]] Drama ''Under the Oaks'' was presented as part of a double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Concert Hall]], opening on 14 December 1989. Directed by [[Bobby Heaney]], starring [[James Borthwick]], [[Christopher Wells]], [[Shirley Johnston]].
+: First presented at the [[PACT]] Liqui-Fruit [[Pot Pourri Festival]] in September, 1984, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]] (Corky), [[Graham Hopkins]] (Richard) and [[Jenny Sharp]] (Beatrice).
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-First presented at the [[PACT]] [[Liqui-Fruit Pot Pourri Festival]] in September, 1984, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]] (Corky), [[Graham Hopkins]] (Richard) and [[Jenny Sharp]] (Beatrice). In December, 1984, as part of the [[Oude Libertas Summer Festival]], in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Neil McCarthy]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In July, 1985 it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]], with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]], directed by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]].  [[PACOFS]], 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]''), directed by [[Gerben Kamper]] with [[Blaise Koch]], [[Annemarie Rauh]], [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]].
+First presented at the [[PACT]] Liqui-Fruit [[Pot Pourri Festival]] in September, 1984, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]] (Corky), [[Graham Hopkins]] (Richard) and [[Jenny Sharp]] (Beatrice). In December, 1984, as part of the [[Oude Libertas Theatre|Oude Libertas Summer Festival]], in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Neil McCarthy]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In July, 1985 it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]], with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]], directed by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] and [[Frantz Dobrowsky]].  [[PACOFS]], 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]''), directed by [[Gerben Kamper]] with [[Blaise Koch]], [[Annemarie Rauh]], [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]].
 A Baxter/Snap Production in association with [[PACT]] Drama ''Under the Oaks'' was presented as part of a double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'' at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Concert Hall]], opening on 14 December 1989. Directed by [[Bobby Heaney]], starring [[James Borthwick]], [[Christopher Wells]], [[Shirley Johnston]].

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	by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1984) - one of the plays in "The Corky Trilogy": ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]''.		by [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (1984) - one of the plays in "The Corky Trilogy": ''[[Under the Oaks]]'', ''[[Tickle to Fine Leg]]'' and ''[[Life's a Pitch]]''.
−	A short ~~comedyplay~~ about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town. It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).	+
		+	A short comedy play about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town. It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).