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| − | + | ''[[No Room for Squares]]'' is a 2000 autobiographical one-man play by [[Coco Merckel]]. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Staged with [[Coco Merckel]] as the character Pubs in [[The Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in May 2000 and again in May 2001, directed by [[Robert Coleman]]. Musical backing by Merckel's father [[Bobby Merckel]] (saxophone), his uncle, [[Henry Merckel]] (keyboards) and [[Jesse Mogale]] (bass guitar). | + | 2000-2001: Staged with [[Coco Merckel]] as the character Pubs in [[The Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in May 2000 and again in May 2001, directed by [[Robert Coleman]]. Musical backing by Merckel's father [[Bobby Merckel]] (saxophone), his uncle, [[Henry Merckel]] (keyboards) and [[Jesse Mogale]] (bass guitar). Musical direction by [[Xoli Norman]]. |
| − | The same production was staged in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town, and taken on tour to Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. | + | 2002: The same production was staged in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town in 2002, and taken on tour to Zimbabwe and the Netherlands. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| − | ''Sunday Independent'', 14 May 2000. | + | ''[[Sunday Independent]]'', 14 May 2000. |
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| + | [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | ||
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| + | ''[[Sowetan]]'', 7 May 2000 and 25 May 2001. | ||
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| + | [[Beeld]] Plus, 2 June 2001. | ||
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| + | ''[[Die Burger]]'', 2 February 2002. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:45, 26 February 2024
No Room for Squares is a 2000 autobiographical one-man play by Coco Merckel.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2000-2001: Staged with Coco Merckel as the character Pubs in The Laager at the Market Theatre in May 2000 and again in May 2001, directed by Robert Coleman. Musical backing by Merckel's father Bobby Merckel (saxophone), his uncle, Henry Merckel (keyboards) and Jesse Mogale (bass guitar). Musical direction by Xoli Norman.
2002: The same production was staged in the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town in 2002, and taken on tour to Zimbabwe and the Netherlands.
Sources
Sunday Independent, 14 May 2000.
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Sowetan, 7 May 2000 and 25 May 2001.
Beeld Plus, 2 June 2001.
Die Burger, 2 February 2002.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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