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| − | '''''A Lesson from Aloes''''' is a 1978 three-hander play by [[Athol Fugard]]. A play about loyalty and betrayal in the struggle against apartheid. | + | '''''A Lesson from Aloes''''' is a 1978 three-hander play by [[Athol Fugard]]. A play about loyalty and betrayal in the struggle against apartheid. The action of the play takes place in 1961 in the backyard of a small house in Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| + | First published by [[Oxford University Press]], 1981. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1978: First performed by [[The Company]] on 30 November 1978 in the [[Market Theatre]], directed by the playwright, with [[Marius Weyers]] (Piet Bezuidenhout), [[Shelagh Holliday]] (Gladys Bezuidenhout) and [[Athol Fugard|Fugard]] (Steve Daniels). | 1978: First performed by [[The Company]] on 30 November 1978 in the [[Market Theatre]], directed by the playwright, with [[Marius Weyers]] (Piet Bezuidenhout), [[Shelagh Holliday]] (Gladys Bezuidenhout) and [[Athol Fugard|Fugard]] (Steve Daniels). | ||
| − | 1979: Produced by the [[Market Theatre]], directed by the playwright, and featuring [[Marius Weyers]], [[Bill Curry]] and [[Shelagh Holliday]]. Performed in the Concert Hall, [[Baxter Theatre]]. | + | 1979: Produced by the [[Market Theatre]], directed by the playwright, and featuring [[Marius Weyers]], [[Bill Curry]] and [[Shelagh Holliday]]. Performed in the Concert Hall, [[Baxter Theatre]]. Designed by [[Malcolm Payne]], lighting design by [[Mannie Manim]]. |
1983: Staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]] starring [[Sandra Kotzé]] and [[Schalk Jacobsz]]. | 1983: Staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]] starring [[Sandra Kotzé]] and [[Schalk Jacobsz]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:32, 9 September 2017
A Lesson from Aloes is a 1978 three-hander play by Athol Fugard. A play about loyalty and betrayal in the struggle against apartheid. The action of the play takes place in 1961 in the backyard of a small house in Algoa Park, Port Elizabeth.
Contents
The original text
First published by Oxford University Press, 1981.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1978: First performed by The Company on 30 November 1978 in the Market Theatre, directed by the playwright, with Marius Weyers (Piet Bezuidenhout), Shelagh Holliday (Gladys Bezuidenhout) and Fugard (Steve Daniels).
1979: Produced by the Market Theatre, directed by the playwright, and featuring Marius Weyers, Bill Curry and Shelagh Holliday. Performed in the Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre. Designed by Malcolm Payne, lighting design by Mannie Manim.
1983: Staged by PACOFS, directed by Cobus Rossouw starring Sandra Kotzé and Schalk Jacobsz.
Sources
The Company theatre programme, 1978.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
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