Difference between revisions of "The Canterbury Tales (adaptation, 2005)"
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| − | ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'', a stage adaptation by Darryl Nel | + | ''[[The Canterbury Tales (adaptation, 2005)]]'', a stage adaptation of a collection of Chaucer's stories from [[The Canterbury Tales]] by [[Darryl Nel]]. |
| + | It is a trilingual production in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa, and also features music performed by the cast and a live band. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | This adaptation was commissioned by the Grahamstown Foundation for the National Schools Festival in 2005. | + | This adaptation was commissioned by the [[Grahamstown Foundation]] for the [[National Schools Festival]] in 2005. |
| + | The production featured four of Chaucer's Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Franklin's Tale, The Miller's Tale and The Pardoner's Tale. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | The performance was in July 2005 produced by [[DSN Productions]] in collaboration with the [[First Physical Theatre Company]] Skills Programme and the [[Standard Bank National Schools Festival]]. It was performed in the [[Guy Butler Theatre]] with the following cast: | + | The performance was in July 2005 produced by [[DSN Productions]] in collaboration with the [[First Physical Theatre Company]] Skills Programme and the [[Standard Bank National Schools Festival]]. It was performed in the [[Guy Butler Theatre]] with the following cast: [[Anton Calitz]], [[Wesley Hayter]], [[Luks Hlungula]], [[Danielle Kellermann]], [[Masasa Mbangeni]], [[Darryl Nel]], [[Andrew Warneke]], [[David van Wyk]], and the [[First Physical Theatre Company]] Skills Programme dancers. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Standard Bank National Schools Festival programme, 2005 | ||
Revision as of 20:13, 27 July 2023
The Canterbury Tales (adaptation, 2005), a stage adaptation of a collection of Chaucer's stories from The Canterbury Tales by Darryl Nel. It is a trilingual production in English, Afrikaans and Xhosa, and also features music performed by the cast and a live band.
Translations and adaptations
This adaptation was commissioned by the Grahamstown Foundation for the National Schools Festival in 2005. The production featured four of Chaucer's Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale, The Franklin's Tale, The Miller's Tale and The Pardoner's Tale.
Performance history in South Africa
The performance was in July 2005 produced by DSN Productions in collaboration with the First Physical Theatre Company Skills Programme and the Standard Bank National Schools Festival. It was performed in the Guy Butler Theatre with the following cast: Anton Calitz, Wesley Hayter, Luks Hlungula, Danielle Kellermann, Masasa Mbangeni, Darryl Nel, Andrew Warneke, David van Wyk, and the First Physical Theatre Company Skills Programme dancers.
Sources
Standard Bank National Schools Festival programme, 2005
