Mirror, Mirror

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Mirror, Mirror is a satirical play in a Mediaeval setting by Mike van Graan (1959-).

The original text

Mirror, Mirror is a fairytale satirising recent and contemporary South African society. The play is both itself a mirror of post-apartheid South Africa, and a challenge to artists to reflect on their role within it. Written while van Graan was writer-in-residence at the UCT Drama Department in 2006,

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2007: First presented at the National Arts Festival (Student Festival, Fringe and Schools' Festival) in Grahamstown (29 June - 10 July 2007), directed by Geoffrey Hyland, with Graham Watkins, Portia Mntuyedwa, Peggy Tuniswa, Sibongile Balfour, Emily Child, Sannie Fox, Phakamisa Zwedala and Andrew Laubscher. Subsequently presented at the Arena Theatre, UCT, Cape Town (1-5 August 2007) and the Hilton Arts Festival, Pietermaritzburg (14-16 September 2007).

2008: Directed by Geoffrey Hyland, with Andrew Laubscher, Dylan Esbach, Emily Child, Pakamisa Zwedala (as Number 1), Peggy Tunyiswa, Portia Mntuyedwa (as Patience), Sibongile Balfour, Tamarin McGinley at the Baxter Theatre.

Sources

https://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/mirror-mirror

Review by Wilhelm Snyman, Cape Times 10 January 2008.

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