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| − | ''[[The Shadow Of The Hummingbird]]'' is a play by [[Athol Fugard]].
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | A largely autobiographic play about an elderly writer living in Southern California who is visited by his ten-year-old grandson.
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| − | The opening scene of the play - showing the writer searching through his old notebooks and reading excerpts from them, was written by [[Paula Fourie]], based on Fugard's actual diaries and unpublished notebooks.
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| − | The world premiere, directed by Gordon Edelstein, took place at the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut on 26 March 2014. Fugard himself played the lead role.
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| − | The text published in South Africa by [[Human & Rousseau]], 2015.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 2014: Performed at the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[Athol Fugard]] and [[Paula Fourie]], and featuring [[Athol Fugard]] and
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_of_the_Hummingbird
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| − | [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | == Return to ==
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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 [[The ESAT Entries]]
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