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by [[Deon Opperman]]. Full-length. Cast: women. Published by [[Nas Bib]].
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''[[Women in the Wings]]'' is a play by [[Deon Opperman]]. Full-length. Cast: women. Published by [[Nas Bib]].
  
''Women in the Wings'', written by [[Deon Opperman]], is set in the women's dressing room during a theatrical production, it is more than a portrayal of how actresses prepare themselves for performance; it is an examination of the state of contemporary white theatre and the white response to current political change in South Africa. Produced by [[NAPAC]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1992. Directed by [[Deon Opperman]], Designer [[Andrew Donald]], Production Manager [[Rosemarie Schumann]], Stage manager [[Michelle Leibrandt]], NAPAC Director of Drama [[Murray McGibbon]], Administrative Head [[Roger Dwyer]], Senior Organiser [[Lelia Barry]], Company Manager [[Pete Kruger]]. The cast included [[Wilna Snyman]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Clare Berlein]], [[Julia Solomon]].  
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== The original text ==
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The play is set in the women's dressing room during a theatrical production, it is more than a portrayal of how actresses prepare themselves for performance; it is an examination of the state of contemporary white theatre and the white response to current political change in South Africa.  
  
Source: 1992 [[Grahamstown|National Arts Festival]] Souvenir Programme, p49.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1992: Produced by [[NAPAC]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 1992. Directed by [[Deon Opperman]], Designer [[Andrew Donald]], Production Manager [[Rosemarie Schumann]], Stage manager [[Michelle Leibrandt]], NAPAC Director of Drama [[Murray McGibbon]], Administrative Head [[Roger Dwyer]], Senior Organiser [[Lelia Barry]], Company Manager [[Pete Kruger]].
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The cast included [[Wilna Snyman]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Claire Berlein]], [[Julia Solomon]].
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==Sources==
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1992 [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]] Souvenir Programme, p49.
  
  

Latest revision as of 15:41, 22 February 2018

Women in the Wings is a play by Deon Opperman. Full-length. Cast: women. Published by Nas Bib.

The original text

The play is set in the women's dressing room during a theatrical production, it is more than a portrayal of how actresses prepare themselves for performance; it is an examination of the state of contemporary white theatre and the white response to current political change in South Africa.

Performance history in South Africa

1992: Produced by NAPAC at the National Arts Festival in 1992. Directed by Deon Opperman, Designer Andrew Donald, Production Manager Rosemarie Schumann, Stage manager Michelle Leibrandt, NAPAC Director of Drama Murray McGibbon, Administrative Head Roger Dwyer, Senior Organiser Lelia Barry, Company Manager Pete Kruger.

The cast included Wilna Snyman, Shelagh Holliday, Grethe Fox, Claire Berlein, Julia Solomon.


Sources

1992 National Arts Festival Souvenir Programme, p49.


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