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''The Free State'', a 'reworking' of Chekov's ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'', by [[Janet Suzman]]. The play is set on an estate in the Eastern Free State, in the Clocolan cherry-growing region.
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''[[The Free State]]'', a 'reworking' of Chekov's ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'', by [[Janet Suzman]]. The play is set on an estate in the Eastern Free State, in the Clocolan cherry-growing region.
 
 
Produced by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre starring Janet Suzman as Lucy Rademeyer, Patricia Boyer as Anna, Jeffrey Kissoon as Alexander, [[Esmeralda Bihl]] as Maria, and [[Jack Klaff]] as Leo Guyver.
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
 
First published in London by Methuen, 2000 (ISBN 0-413-74330-6). Published in 2011 as ''The free state : a South African response to Chekhov's the Cherry Orchard'' by Oberon Books (ISBN 9781849431330).
 
First published in London by Methuen, 2000 (ISBN 0-413-74330-6). Published in 2011 as ''The free state : a South African response to Chekhov's the Cherry Orchard'' by Oberon Books (ISBN 9781849431330).
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Playscript [Typescript (photocopy)] of ''[[The Free State]]'' from Anton Chekov's ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]'': A version by [[Janet Suzman]] from the original South Africa adaptation by [[Roger Martin]] - 1997 held by [[NELM]] Location: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2003. 67. 4.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history ==
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Produced by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre starring Janet Suzman as Lucy Rademeyer, Patricia Boyer as Anna, Jeffrey Kissoon as Alexander, [[Esmeralda Bihl]] as Maria, and [[Jack Klaff]] as Leo Guyver.
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Photographs of scenes from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov, a new adaptation set in South Africa, directed by [[Janet Suzman]]. The photographs feature [[Moshidi Moshegwa]] as Dikeledi, [[Burt Caesar]] as Aleksander Mashopho Lebaka, [[Estelle Kohler]] as Lucy (Lulu) Rademeyer, [[Sello Motloung]] as Khokoloho, [[Joseph Jones]] as Nyatso, [[Jack Klaff]] as Leo Guyver.
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Scenes from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of The Free State, a South African response to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard written by Janet Suzman. The photographs feature [[Janet Suzman]] as Lucy Rademeyer, [[Patricia Boyer]] as Anna, [[Jeffrey Kissoon]] as Alexander, [[Esmeralda Bihl]] as Maria, and [[Jack Klaff]] as Leo Guyver.
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Photograph of [[Dorothy-Ann Gould]] as Karlotta in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of The Free State, a South African response to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard written by Janet Suzman.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Directed by [[Yvette Hardie]] for the National School of Arts (Johannesburg) main drama production for 2002.
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2002: Directed by [[Yvette Hardie]] for the National School of Arts (Johannesburg) main drama production for 2002.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
''The Free State'' theatre programme, 2002.
 
''The Free State'' theatre programme, 2002.
  
Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. Photographs held by [[NELM]].
  
 
== Return to ==
 
== Return to ==

Revision as of 12:01, 17 September 2018

The Free State, a 'reworking' of Chekov's The Cherry Orchard, by Janet Suzman. The play is set on an estate in the Eastern Free State, in the Clocolan cherry-growing region.

The original text

First published in London by Methuen, 2000 (ISBN 0-413-74330-6). Published in 2011 as The free state : a South African response to Chekhov's the Cherry Orchard by Oberon Books (ISBN 9781849431330).

Playscript [Typescript (photocopy)] of The Free State from Anton Chekov's The Cherry Orchard: A version by Janet Suzman from the original South Africa adaptation by Roger Martin - 1997 held by NELM Location: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2003. 67. 4.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history

Produced by the Birmingham Repertory Theatre starring Janet Suzman as Lucy Rademeyer, Patricia Boyer as Anna, Jeffrey Kissoon as Alexander, Esmeralda Bihl as Maria, and Jack Klaff as Leo Guyver.

Photographs of scenes from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre Company production of The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekov, a new adaptation set in South Africa, directed by Janet Suzman. The photographs feature Moshidi Moshegwa as Dikeledi, Burt Caesar as Aleksander Mashopho Lebaka, Estelle Kohler as Lucy (Lulu) Rademeyer, Sello Motloung as Khokoloho, Joseph Jones as Nyatso, Jack Klaff as Leo Guyver.

Scenes from the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of The Free State, a South African response to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard written by Janet Suzman. The photographs feature Janet Suzman as Lucy Rademeyer, Patricia Boyer as Anna, Jeffrey Kissoon as Alexander, Esmeralda Bihl as Maria, and Jack Klaff as Leo Guyver.

Photograph of Dorothy-Ann Gould as Karlotta in the Birmingham Repertory Theatre production of The Free State, a South African response to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard written by Janet Suzman.

Performance history in South Africa

2002: Directed by Yvette Hardie for the National School of Arts (Johannesburg) main drama production for 2002.

Sources

The Free State theatre programme, 2002.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue. Photographs held by NELM.

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