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''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life]]'' is a workshopped play by [[Barney Simon]] and Cast.  
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''[[Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life]]'' is a workshopped play by [[Barney Simon]] and the original cast.  
  
 
(Also found as  '''''[[Cincinatti. Scenes from City Life]]'''''.)
 
(Also found as  '''''[[Cincinatti. Scenes from City Life]]'''''.)
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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
A workshopped play about the closing of a non-racial night-club in Johannesburg and the cross-section of South Africans who all went there and are now harbourless. The first of a series of such works to be undertaken by Simon over the next two decades. First performed at the [[Upstairs at the Market]] on 5 March 1979 and first published in [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] and [[Ian Steadman|Steadman]]: ''[[South African Theatre: Four Plays and an Introduction]]'' by [[HAUM Educational]] in 1984.  
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A workshopped play about the closing of a non-racial night-club in Johannesburg and the cross-section of South Africans who all went there and are now harbourless. The first of a series of such works to be undertaken by Simon over the next two decades. First performed at the [[Upstairs at the Market]] on 5 March 1979.
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The text first published in [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] and [[Ian Steadman|Steadman]]: ''[[South African Theatre: Four Plays and an Introduction]]'' by [[HAUM Educational]] in 1984.  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1979: Performed by [[The Company]] at the [[Upstairs at the Market]], opening on 5 March. Devised and directed by [[Barney Simon]] with [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Lesley Nott]], [[Barrie Shah]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]], [[Bo Petersen]], [[Sam Williams]] and [[Robin Smith]].  It went on to play at Main Theatre at the [[Market Theatre]], the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter]] and the [[Brooke Theatre]] in the same year.
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2015: Performed at the [[Market Theatre]] in August, directed by [[Clive Mathibe]] (mentored by [[Vanessa Cooke]]), with [[Ameera Patel]] (as "Sheila"), [[Brendon Auret]] (as "Hedley"), [[Christien le Roux]] (as "Candy"), [[Asanda Chuma Sepotela]] (as "Sis Thembsie"), [[Francois Jacobs]] (as "Pieter"), [[Odelle de Wet]] (as "Pat"), [[Paka Zwedala]] (as "Abraham"), [[Robyn Olivia                    Heaney]] (as "Vicky") and [[Theo Landey]] (as "Arthur").
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[[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]],
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== Sources ==
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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[[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]],
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== Sources ==
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[South_African_Films]]
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[South_African_Radio/Plays|South African Radio Plays and Serials]]
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Return to [[South_African_Television/Plays|South African Television Plays and Series]]
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         Dir.: Clive Mathibe  
 
         Dir.: Clive Mathibe  
 
         Mentor to Director Vanessa Cooke  
 
         Mentor to Director Vanessa Cooke  
         Cast: Ameera Patel (as Sheila), Brendon Auret (as Hedley), Christien Le Roux
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         Cast:  
                (as Candy), Asanda Chuma Sepotela as Sis Thembsie), Francois Jacobs       (as Pieter), Odelle De Wet (as Pat), Paka Zwedala (as Abraham), Robyn Olivia   
 
                Heaney (as Vicky), Theo Landey as Arthur)
 
  
  

Revision as of 07:28, 17 December 2023

Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life is a workshopped play by Barney Simon and the original cast.

(Also found as Cincinatti. Scenes from City Life.)

The original text

A workshopped play about the closing of a non-racial night-club in Johannesburg and the cross-section of South Africans who all went there and are now harbourless. The first of a series of such works to be undertaken by Simon over the next two decades. First performed at the Upstairs at the Market on 5 March 1979.

The text first published in Hauptfleisch and Steadman: South African Theatre: Four Plays and an Introduction by HAUM Educational in 1984.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1979: Performed by The Company at the Upstairs at the Market, opening on 5 March. Devised and directed by Barney Simon with Vanessa Cooke, Marcel van Heerden, Danny Keogh, Lesley Nott, Barrie Shah, Thoko Ntshinga, Bo Petersen, Sam Williams and Robin Smith. It went on to play at Main Theatre at the Market Theatre, the Baxter and the Brooke Theatre in the same year.

2015: Performed at the Market Theatre in August, directed by Clive Mathibe (mentored by Vanessa Cooke), with Ameera Patel (as "Sheila"), Brendon Auret (as "Hedley"), Christien le Roux (as "Candy"), Asanda Chuma Sepotela (as "Sis Thembsie"), Francois Jacobs (as "Pieter"), Odelle de Wet (as "Pat"), Paka Zwedala (as "Abraham"), Robyn Olivia Heaney (as "Vicky") and Theo Landey (as "Arthur").


[[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]],

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

[[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]],

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page


Cincinatti – Scenes from City Life workshopped by the cast. Barney Simon directed this show starring Vanessa Cooke, Marcel van Heerden, Danny Keogh, Lesley Nott, Barrie Shah, Thoko Ntshinga, Bo Petersen, Sam Williams and Robin Smith for The Company at The Market Theatre, Upstairs at the Market, the Baxter and the Brooke Theatre in 1979.**

Cincinatti

       Aug 2015 – A play
       By Barney Simon and the original cast
       Dir.: Clive Mathibe 
       Mentor to Director Vanessa Cooke 
       Cast: 


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