Difference between revisions of "Episodes of an Easter Rising"
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| − | by [[David Lytton]] | + | ''[[Episodes of an Easter Rising]]'' is a one-cat play by [[David Lytton]] about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm. |
| − | '' | + | == The original text == |
| + | First published in 1972 in ''[[Short African Plays]]'' (ed [[Cosmo Pieterse]]) by [[Heinemann]]. (See Gosher, 1988) | ||
| + | == Adaptations == | ||
| + | ''Episodes of an Easter Rising'', a string puppet version of a radio play by [[David Lytton]]. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm. | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]] for [[Handspring Puppet Company]], [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], 1985, starring [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Odette Leate]], [[Mignon Lee-Warden]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 E|E]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 E|E]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays | ||
Revision as of 15:37, 5 April 2018
Episodes of an Easter Rising is a one-cat play by David Lytton about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm.
Contents
The original text
First published in 1972 in Short African Plays (ed Cosmo Pieterse) by Heinemann. (See Gosher, 1988)
Adaptations
Episodes of an Easter Rising, a string puppet version of a radio play by David Lytton. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm.
Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Esther van Ryswyk for Handspring Puppet Company, Baxter Studio, 1985, starring Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones, Odette Leate, Mignon Lee-Warden.
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
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