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| − | ''[[The Prince of West End Avenue]]'' is a one-man play, based on the novel by Alan Isler. | + | ''[[The Prince of West End Avenue]]'' is a one-man play by Terry Shales, based on the novel by Alan Isler (1934–2010)[]. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | The novel was adapted as a one-man performance piece by | + | The novel was adapted as a one-man performance piece by Terry Shale and performed with Shale playing more than 14 characters. Performances include the 1999 Sydney Festival. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1999: Performed by Kerry Shale at the [[Spier Summer Festival]] in Stellenbosch. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=12255 | ||
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| + | http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/632730.The_Prince_of_West_End_Avenue | ||
| + | Christene Skinner. ''Spier Summer Festival calendar'' [[Artslink]].co.za News 10/01/1999 | ||
| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
| − | + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | |
| − | + | Return to [[Main Page]] | |
Revision as of 06:57, 7 March 2017
The Prince of West End Avenue is a one-man play by Terry Shales, based on the novel by Alan Isler (1934–2010)[].
Contents
The original text
The Prince of West End Avenue was originally written as a novel by Alan Isler and published in 1994 by Bridge Works Publishers. Set in the Emma Lazarus retirement home in uptown Manhattan, where the Jewish inmates embark on a chaotic, bitchy production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Translations and adaptations
The novel was adapted as a one-man performance piece by Terry Shale and performed with Shale playing more than 14 characters. Performances include the 1999 Sydney Festival.
Performance history in South Africa
1999: Performed by Kerry Shale at the Spier Summer Festival in Stellenbosch.
Sources
http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=12255
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/632730.The_Prince_of_West_End_Avenue
Christene Skinner. Spier Summer Festival calendar Artslink.co.za News 10/01/1999
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
