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'''''Street-Woman''''' (1951) is a play by [[Herman Charles Bosman]].
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'''''Street-Woman''''' (1951) is a play by [[Herman Charles Bosman]],
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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The play is set in Johannesburg in the 1930s, about a bank robber who takes refuge with a prostitute.
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First  published in a supplement to ''[[Speak]]'' (Volume 1, No 3) and later in [[ESAT Bibliography Gra|''Theatre One'']], edited by [[Stephen Gray]], 1978, and again in ''Young Bosman - the Anniversary Edition'', edited by Craig MacKenzie, published by Human & Rousseau, 2003.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Staged at the Herman Charles Bosman festival in October 2003, , directed by [[Nicky Rebelo]], with [[Jennifer Steyn]] and [[David Butler]].
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First staged at the [[Herman Charles Bosman Festival]] in October 2003, directed by [[Nicky Rebelo]], with [[Jennifer Steyn]] (Polly) and [[David Butler]] (Bernard).
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In March 2004 it was staged at the [[Theatre on the Square]] with an adapted script, again directed by [[Nicky Rebelo]], with [[Jennifer Steyn]] (Polly), [[David Butler]] (Bernard) and [[Martin le Maitre]] (Detective Johnson). Lighting designed by [[Michael Maxwell]] and costumes by [[Ruy Filipe]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
''The Star'', 27 October 2003.
 
''The Star'', 27 October 2003.
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''Sunday Independent'', 7 March 2004.
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''Business Day'', 8 March 2004.
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''The Citizen'', 8 March 2004.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 21:52, 24 September 2023

Street-Woman (1951) is a play by Herman Charles Bosman,

The original text

The play is set in Johannesburg in the 1930s, about a bank robber who takes refuge with a prostitute. First published in a supplement to Speak (Volume 1, No 3) and later in Theatre One, edited by Stephen Gray, 1978, and again in Young Bosman - the Anniversary Edition, edited by Craig MacKenzie, published by Human & Rousseau, 2003.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

First staged at the Herman Charles Bosman Festival in October 2003, directed by Nicky Rebelo, with Jennifer Steyn (Polly) and David Butler (Bernard).

In March 2004 it was staged at the Theatre on the Square with an adapted script, again directed by Nicky Rebelo, with Jennifer Steyn (Polly), David Butler (Bernard) and Martin le Maitre (Detective Johnson). Lighting designed by Michael Maxwell and costumes by Ruy Filipe.

Sources

The Star, 27 October 2003.

Sunday Independent, 7 March 2004.

Business Day, 8 March 2004.

The Citizen, 8 March 2004.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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