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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
Act I: ''The Dream'' was published in the anthology ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]'', 1977.
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According to Wilhelm (in ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]''), the play is about "the inevitable failure of idealism; the inevitable victory of entropy".
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The play was originally titled ''Conspiracy'' and was adapted from an incomplete prose novella.
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Act I: ''The Dream'' was published in the anthology ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]'', 1977, pp 267-282.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
There is no evidence that the play has been produced.
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1975 - a production of the play, by a student group at [[Wits University]], was due to be performed, but was cancelled a week before opening night.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[NELM]] catalogue.
  
 
== Return to ==
 
== Return to ==

Latest revision as of 08:56, 16 October 2023

Frame Work is a play in two acts (Act I: The Dream, Act II: The Betrayal), by Peter Wilhelm.

The original text

According to Wilhelm (in Contemporary South African Plays), the play is about "the inevitable failure of idealism; the inevitable victory of entropy".

The play was originally titled Conspiracy and was adapted from an incomplete prose novella.

Act I: The Dream was published in the anthology Contemporary South African Plays, 1977, pp 267-282.

Performance history in South Africa

1975 - a production of the play, by a student group at Wits University, was due to be performed, but was cancelled a week before opening night.

Sources

NELM catalogue.

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