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A play by [[Nicholas Wright]].  The play is set in Johannesburg of the 1890s and is about the Jameson Raid.
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''[[Custom of the Country|The Custom of the Country]]'' is a play by [[Nicholas Wright]].   
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
Produced by Royal Shakespeare Company, 1983.
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The play is set in Johannesburg of the 1890s and is about the Jameson Raid. Produced by Royal Shakespeare Company, 1983.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Produced by the [[Market Theatre Company]] in the earley 1980s, designs by [[Sarah Roberts]].
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1984: Produced by the [[Market Theatre Company]] dircted by [[Janice Honeyman]], starring [[Peter Krummeck]] as "Leander SStarr Jameson", [[Barbara Kinghorn]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]], [[Vusi Dibakwane]], [[Fats Dibeco]], [[Mark Hardy]], [[Maishe Maponya]], [[Babs Laker]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Charles Comyn]], [[Pierre Knoesen]], [[Ramolao Makhene]],[[Dirk Vermeulen]] and others. Designs by [[Sarah Roberts]], music by [[Raymond Sargent]].
  
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== Sources ==
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''[[The Star]]'' 28 September 1983.
  
== Sources ==
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
''The Star'' 28 September 1983.
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Review by [[Raeford Daniel]], ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 31 August 1984.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:35, 31 December 2023

The Custom of the Country is a play by Nicholas Wright.

The original text

The play is set in Johannesburg of the 1890s and is about the Jameson Raid. Produced by Royal Shakespeare Company, 1983.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1984: Produced by the Market Theatre Company dircted by Janice Honeyman, starring Peter Krummeck as "Leander SStarr Jameson", Barbara Kinghorn, Thoko Ntshinga, Vusi Dibakwane, Fats Dibeco, Mark Hardy, Maishe Maponya, Babs Laker, Danny Keogh, Charles Comyn, Pierre Knoesen, Ramolao Makhene,Dirk Vermeulen and others. Designs by Sarah Roberts, music by Raymond Sargent.

Sources

The Star 28 September 1983.

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

Review by Raeford Daniel, The Rand Daily Mail, 31 August 1984.

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