Difference between revisions of "The Unwilling Fighter"
(Created page with "by Tania van Zyl. A one-act play in a mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbit...") |
|||
| (3 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | + | ''[[ The Unwilling Fighter]]'' is a one-act play by [[Tania van Zyl]] (1908-19**). | |
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | A mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the chicanery and greed of two generals ("Hi Sky" and "Lo Tow"), it also satirizes warmongering. Published in ''[[Contrast]]'' Vol 10 No 2, January 1976. |
| − | + | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | A companion piece to her play ''[[The Willing Victim]]'' (1961). |
| + | |||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | |||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | |||
| + | ''[[Contrast]]'' Vol 10 No 2, January 1976. | ||
| + | |||
| + | 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|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
| + | |||
Latest revision as of 06:04, 10 October 2020
The Unwilling Fighter is a one-act play by Tania van Zyl (1908-19**).
Contents
The original text
A mix of prose and poetry, set in a futuristic world and dealing with the erosion of law and order and its replacement with a set of arbitrary rules. Treating the chicanery and greed of two generals ("Hi Sky" and "Lo Tow"), it also satirizes warmongering. Published in Contrast Vol 10 No 2, January 1976.
A companion piece to her play The Willing Victim (1961).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Contrast Vol 10 No 2, January 1976.
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
