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Revision as of 06:55, 24 January 2023
Mary Stuart can refer to three plays about Mary, Queen of Scots, performed in South Africa.
All three focus on her imprisonment and death at the behest of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.
Contents
Mary Stuart, an English translation of Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller
For information on the Schiller play and its performances in South Africa, see the entry on Maria Stuart
Mary Stuart, a play by John Drinkwater (1882-1937)
The original text
Written by [1]
An original play, it was produced in New York in 1921 and published in London by Sidgwick & Jackson, also in 1921.
Performances in South Africa
1969: Possibly the text used by the Stutterheim Amateur Dramatic Society in their production of Mary Stuart, directed by Fitz Morley and using costumes lent to them by CAPAB).
Mary Stuart a play by Denise Stoklos
The original text
A play written by Brazilian writer, actress and director Denise Stoklos (1950-)[2]. Drawing inspiration from various sources and incorporates lines from a play by Darcia Maraini[3] and texts by Romain Gary [4], the play was published in Mary Stuart (1993).
Performances in South Africa
1998: Performed, directed, designed and choreographed by the author, Denise Stoklos, at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, 5, 7 and 8 July. Isla Jay was the lighting designer. Presented with the assistance of the Embassy of Brazil.
Sources
Marian Gleason 1936. Mary Stuart on the English and American stage Unpublished MA thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst[5]
National Arts Festival programme, 1998. 49.
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