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Originally titled '''''[[Rats!]]''''' (performed 2013) the play consists of three pieces/vignettes threaded together by a theme of greed. The pieces performed consist of: | Originally titled '''''[[Rats!]]''''' (performed 2013) the play consists of three pieces/vignettes threaded together by a theme of greed. The pieces performed consist of: | ||
− | ''[[Rats!]]'', a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of ''[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]'', | + | '''''[[Rats!]]''''', a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of ''[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]'', |
− | ''[[The Handover]]'', a satirical look at the colonial legacy by [[Nick Warren]] | + | '''''[[The Handover]]''''' (''[[The Hand-over]]''), a satirical look at the colonial legacy by [[Nick Warren]] |
− | ''[[Jasmine's Jewel]]'' by [[Lionel Newton]]. | + | '''''[[Jasmine's Jewel]]''''' by [[Lionel Newton]]. |
In 2014 the trilogy was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as ''[[Agreed]]''. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now included a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist. | In 2014 the trilogy was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as ''[[Agreed]]''. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now included a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist. |
Latest revision as of 15:28, 15 April 2024
Agreed is the title of a trilogy of three plays by Robert Browning, Nick Warren and Lionel Newton
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Originally titled Rats! (performed 2013) the play consists of three pieces/vignettes threaded together by a theme of greed. The pieces performed consist of:
Rats!, a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of The Pied Piper of Hamelin,
The Handover (The Hand-over), a satirical look at the colonial legacy by Nick Warren
Jasmine's Jewel by Lionel Newton.
In 2014 the trilogy was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as Agreed. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now included a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2013: First performed as Rats! at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square as part of the Arts Alive Festival, directed by Sylvaine Strike and starring Lionel Newton.
2014: The reconstructed two-man piece, renamed as Agreed, performed in The Laager at the Market Theatre In January. Directed: by Sylvaine Strike with Lionel Newton (actor) and Kutlwano Masote (cello)
Sources
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
https://artscomments.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/agreeds-talented-trio/
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