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'''''Fortunately''''' is a 2001 play devised and originally performed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and [[Brian Webber]]. A physical theatre and mime two-hander.
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''[[Fortunately]]'' is a [[physical theatre]] and [[mime]] two-hander by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and [[Brian Webber]].  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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Devised and originally performed by the authors in 2001, the piece is set on a bench in a park near the seaside, in a space ravaged by war, where a gorilla meets a woman and her goldfish.
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They fall in love.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
2001: First staged by the [[Fortune Cookie Theatre Company]] in the [[Wits Theatre Complex]], directed by [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]], with [[Sylvaine Strike]] (Olympia) and [[Brian Webber]] (Debonair).
 
  
2002: The same production was staged in the [[Barney Simon Theatre]] at the [[Market Theatre]].
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2001: First staged by the [[Fortune Cookie Theatre Company]] in the [[Wits Theatre Complex]], directed by [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]], with [[Sylvaine Strike]] (Olympia) and [[Brian Webber]] (Debonair). Choreography by [[Raymond Theart]].
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2002: The same production with [[Sylvaine Strike|Strike]] and [[Brian Webber|Webber]], directed by [[James Cunningham|Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander|Iskander]], was staged in the [[Barney Simon Theatre]] at the [[Market Theatre]].
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2003: Directed: [[James Cuningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]].  Cast : [[Sylvaine Strike]], [[Brian Webber]] at the [[Market Theatre]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
[[Fortune Cookie Theatre Company]] website [http://www.fortunecookietheatrecompany.com/prod_travellers.html].
 
[[Fortune Cookie Theatre Company]] website [http://www.fortunecookietheatrecompany.com/prod_travellers.html].
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https://fortunecookietheatre.com/productions/fortunately/
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 15:26, 14 June 2024

Fortunately is a physical theatre and mime two-hander by Sylvaine Strike and Brian Webber.

The original text

Devised and originally performed by the authors in 2001, the piece is set on a bench in a park near the seaside, in a space ravaged by war, where a gorilla meets a woman and her goldfish. They fall in love.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2001: First staged by the Fortune Cookie Theatre Company in the Wits Theatre Complex, directed by James Cunningham and Helen Iskander, with Sylvaine Strike (Olympia) and Brian Webber (Debonair). Choreography by Raymond Theart.

2002: The same production with Strike and Webber, directed by Cunningham and Iskander, was staged in the Barney Simon Theatre at the Market Theatre.

2003: Directed: James Cuningham and Helen Iskander. Cast : Sylvaine Strike, Brian Webber at the Market Theatre.

Sources

Fortune Cookie Theatre Company website [1].

https://fortunecookietheatre.com/productions/fortunately/

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

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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