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| − | + | ''[[Spider]]'' is a play by [[Geraldine Aron]]. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | An shorter version Aron's 1978 play ''[[Along Came a Spider]]'', adapted to replace the avenging daughter of an Irish servant with the daughter of a South African servant under [[Apartheid]]. | |
Published in ''[[Seven Plays and Four Monologues]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] ([[David Philip]], 1985). | Published in ''[[Seven Plays and Four Monologues]]'' by [[Geraldine Aron]] ([[David Philip]], 1985). | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | First presented in this form by the [[Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society]] in [[ | + | First presented in this form by the [[Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society]] in the [[Playhouse Theatre]], Somerset West, in February 1985. Directed by [[Irmelda Pocock]] and featuring [[Marion du Toit]], [[Hugh Rowling]], [[Jill Cooke]], and [[Will Hall]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:35, 11 April 2024
Spider is a play by Geraldine Aron.
Contents
The original text
An shorter version Aron's 1978 play Along Came a Spider, adapted to replace the avenging daughter of an Irish servant with the daughter of a South African servant under Apartheid.
Published in Seven Plays and Four Monologues by Geraldine Aron (David Philip, 1985).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
First presented in this form by the Hottentots Holland Dramatic Society in the Playhouse Theatre, Somerset West, in February 1985. Directed by Irmelda Pocock and featuring Marion du Toit, Hugh Rowling, Jill Cooke, and Will Hall.
Sources
Aron 1985. Seven Plays and Four Monologues p. 106.
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