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''[[Cecily]]'' is a one-act play for 3 women by Gillian Plowman
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''[[Cecily]]'' is a one-act play by Gillian Plowman [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Plowman]
  
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==The original text==
  
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Following a motorcycle accident in which her boyfriend was killed, Cecily is brain-damaged. Her lone parent, Sheila, is struggling to cope whilst her aunt, Ellen, tries to distance herself from the situation. Ellen, elegant and married, comes to visit and gradually intense and complicated family relationships are revealed when Sheila confronts Ellen with her responsibilities.  
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A play for 3 women, exploring the intense and complicated family relationships that exist between Cecily, brain-damaged following a motorcycle accident, her lone parent Sheila and her aunt Ellen.
  
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The play was also expanded into a full-length version called ''[[Imagine Imogen]]''.
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Published by [[Samuel French]] in 1991.
  
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Johann Brand]], the text published by [[DALRO]] in 1994.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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An expanded full-length version called ''[[Imagine Imogen]]'' was read at the London New Play Festival in 1997.
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The English text translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Johann Brand]], the text published by [[DALRO]] in 1994.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
  
 
https://www.gillian-plowman.co.uk/play/cecily/
 
https://www.gillian-plowman.co.uk/play/cecily/
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Plowman
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The performance text of ''[[Katryntjie]]'', published as a [[DALRO Playscript]] in 1994.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 07:44, 18 November 2022

Cecily is a one-act play by Gillian Plowman [1]

The original text

A play for 3 women, exploring the intense and complicated family relationships that exist between Cecily, brain-damaged following a motorcycle accident, her lone parent Sheila and her aunt Ellen.

Published by Samuel French in 1991.

Translations and adaptations

An expanded full-length version called Imagine Imogen was read at the London New Play Festival in 1997.

The English text translated into Afrikaans by Johann Brand, the text published by DALRO in 1994.


Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.gillian-plowman.co.uk/play/cecily/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Plowman

The performance text of Katryntjie, published as a DALRO Playscript in 1994.

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

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