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| − | + | ''[[Episodes of an Easter Rising]]'' is a one-act, radio play by [[David Lytton]] about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm. | |
| − | '' | + | == The original text == |
| + | First published in 1972 in ''[[Short African Plays]]'' (ed [[Cosmo Pieterse]]) by [[Heinemann]]. (See Gosher, 1988) | ||
| + | == Adaptations == | ||
| + | ''Episodes of an Easter Rising'', a string puppet version of a radio play by [[David Lytton]]. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm. | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1985: Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]] for [[Handspring Puppet Company]], [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], 1985, starring [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Odette Leat]], [[Mignon Lee-Warden]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988. | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 E|E]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 E|E]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays | ||
Latest revision as of 15:09, 13 October 2023
Episodes of an Easter Rising is a one-act, radio play by David Lytton about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm.
Contents
The original text
First published in 1972 in Short African Plays (ed Cosmo Pieterse) by Heinemann. (See Gosher, 1988)
Adaptations
Episodes of an Easter Rising, a string puppet version of a radio play by David Lytton. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm.
Performance history in South Africa
1985: Directed by Esther van Ryswyk for Handspring Puppet Company, Baxter Studio, 1985, starring Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones, Odette Leat, Mignon Lee-Warden.
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
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