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''[[The Ugly Noonoo]]'' comic satire written by [[Andrew Buckland]] (1954-) | ''[[The Ugly Noonoo]]'' comic satire written by [[Andrew Buckland]] (1954-) | ||
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| + | Also found as ''[[The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo]]'', ''[[The Ugly Noo Noo]]'' and ''[[The Ugly Noo Noo: A Trilogy]]''. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | A one-person play about a "Parktown Prawn" (i.e. a species of king cricket endemic to Southern Africa)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parktown_prawn], used as a metaphor for an exploration of humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate. | + | A one-person (mime) play about a "Parktown Prawn" (i.e. a species of king cricket endemic to Southern Africa)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parktown_prawn], used as a metaphor for an exploration of humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate. |
| − | First performed as ''[[The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo]]'' at [[The Warehouse]] in 1988, later simply billed as ''[[The Ugly Noo Noo]]''. | + | First performed as '''''[[The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo]]''''' at [[The Warehouse]] in 1988, though it was later simply billed as ''[[The Ugly Noo Noo]]''. |
| − | Published in ''[[More Market Plays]]'' by [[ | + | Published by [[AD Donker]] in ''[[More Market Plays]]'' (edited by [[John Kani]], 1994) |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1988: First performed as ''[[The Ugly Noo Noo]]'' | + | 1988: First performed [[Upstairs at the Market]] (as ''[[The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo]]'') on 16 August 1988, directed by [[Janet Buckland]] and performed by [[Andrew Buckland]]. Winner [[Fleur du Cap Award]] for Best New Indigenous Script in 1989. |
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| + | 1989: Performed by Buckland at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] on 1 March 1989. | ||
| − | + | 1991: Repeated by Buckland at the [[Market Theatre]] | |
| − | + | 2010: Performed by [[Andrew Buckland]] at the [[Market Theatre]] | |
| − | + | 2022: A new production, directed by [[Peter Mitchell]] and performed by [[Mpilo Nzimande]], played at the [[Hilton Arts Festival]] in the [[Drama Centre]] on 23-25 September. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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[[Baxter Theatre]] pamphlet | [[Baxter Theatre]] pamphlet | ||
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| + | Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | ||
List of photographs taken by [[Ruphin Coudyzer]] of [[Andrew Buckland]] productions, submitted to ESAT in 2023. | List of photographs taken by [[Ruphin Coudyzer]] of [[Andrew Buckland]] productions, submitted to ESAT in 2023. | ||
| + | [[Robyn Sassen]]. 2022. Don’t squish me, I’m only a visitor, ''[[My View by Robyn Sassen and other writers]]'' | ||
| + | (23 September, 2022)[https://robynsassenmyview.com/2022/09/23/review-of-the-ugly-noo-noo-performed-by-mpilo-nzimande/] | ||
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| + | https://hiltonfestival.co.za/festival-2022/ | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:24, 4 June 2024
The Ugly Noonoo comic satire written by Andrew Buckland (1954-)
Also found as The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo, The Ugly Noo Noo and The Ugly Noo Noo: A Trilogy.
Contents
The original text
A one-person (mime) play about a "Parktown Prawn" (i.e. a species of king cricket endemic to Southern Africa)[1], used as a metaphor for an exploration of humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate.
First performed as The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo at The Warehouse in 1988, though it was later simply billed as The Ugly Noo Noo.
Published by AD Donker in More Market Plays (edited by John Kani, 1994)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1988: First performed Upstairs at the Market (as The Investigation of an Ugly Noo Noo) on 16 August 1988, directed by Janet Buckland and performed by Andrew Buckland. Winner Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script in 1989.
1989: Performed by Buckland at the Baxter Studio on 1 March 1989.
1991: Repeated by Buckland at the Market Theatre
2010: Performed by Andrew Buckland at the Market Theatre
2022: A new production, directed by Peter Mitchell and performed by Mpilo Nzimande, played at the Hilton Arts Festival in the Drama Centre on 23-25 September.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parktown_prawn
Baxter Theatre pamphlet
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
List of photographs taken by Ruphin Coudyzer of Andrew Buckland productions, submitted to ESAT in 2023.
Robyn Sassen. 2022. Don’t squish me, I’m only a visitor, My View by Robyn Sassen and other writers (23 September, 2022)[2]
https://hiltonfestival.co.za/festival-2022/
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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