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''[[On the Couch]]'' is a one-woman piece by [[Gilda Blacher]] ().
  
''[[On the Couch]]''
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Also found as '''''[[On the Couch with Gilda Blacher]]'''''.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
''[[On the Couch]]'' is a witty examination of the present day in South Africa seen through the eyes of the actress/playwright Gilda Blacher's  pill popping protagonist Hazel Levine.
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A witty examination of South Africa at the start of the 1990s, seen through the eyes of the pill popping protagonist "Hazel Levine".
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
It was performed at the Kalk Bay [[Euver the Top Theatre]] in 1993.  Directed by Deon Stewardson.
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1993: Performed at [[Eauver the Top]] in the Kalk Bay, Cape Town, directed by [[Deon Stewardson]] and performed by author [[Gilda Blacher]].
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
  
[[Cape Times]], 25 July 1993.
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[[Michael O'Reilly]]. 1993. "Kugel On the Couch light and enjoyable", [[Cape Times]], 25 July 1993.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:43, 8 July 2022

On the Couch is a one-woman piece by Gilda Blacher ().

Also found as On the Couch with Gilda Blacher.

The original text

A witty examination of South Africa at the start of the 1990s, seen through the eyes of the pill popping protagonist "Hazel Levine".

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1993: Performed at Eauver the Top in the Kalk Bay, Cape Town, directed by Deon Stewardson and performed by author Gilda Blacher.

Sources

Michael O'Reilly. 1993. "Kugel On the Couch light and enjoyable", Cape Times, 25 July 1993.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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