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''[[Dusk]]'' is a play by [[Mark Scheepers]].  
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''[[Dusk]]'' is a one-act play by [[Mark Scheepers]].  
  
2021: Performed at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, in the week from 6–29 August , directed by [[Palesa Mazamisa]] with [[Loyiso McDonald]] and [[Michelle Douglas]]. Lighting design was done by [[Josias Mashiane]], props and set design by [[Karabo Legoabe-Mtshali]], costume design by [[Busisiwe Nkabinde]], sound design by [[Mandla Mkaba]] and stage management by [[Tiisetso Mwane-Madzhie]].
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==The original text==
  
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Set on a rural farm  it is a play about an older white woman who had privilege and has lost much of it and a younger black man who had very little, but is now realising his potential Both have been traumatised in their own ways and are linked by history and overlapping relationships.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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2021: Performed in the [[The Mannie Manim Theatre]] at [[The Market Theatre]], Johannesburg, in the week from 6–29 August , directed by [[Palesa Mazamisa]] with [[Loyiso McDonald]] and [[Michelle Douglas]]. Lighting design was done by [[Josias Mashiane]], props and set design by [[Karabo Legoabe-Mtshali]], costume design by [[Busisiwe Nkabinde]], sound design by [[Mandla Mkaba]] and stage management by [[Tiisetso Mwane-Madzhie]].
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== Sources ==
  
 
[[Tonderai Chiyindiko]]. 2021. "''Dusk'', A Play About Secrets", in ''[[The African Theatre Magazine]]'' (August 15, 2021)[https://www.theafricantheatremagazine.com/dusk-a-play-about-secrets/]
 
[[Tonderai Chiyindiko]]. 2021. "''Dusk'', A Play About Secrets", in ''[[The African Theatre Magazine]]'' (August 15, 2021)[https://www.theafricantheatremagazine.com/dusk-a-play-about-secrets/]
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[[Bruce Dennill]] 2021. "Theatre Review: ''Dusk'' – Isolated Incidents, Or Feeling Down On The Farm", ''[[pArticipate]]'' 13 August, 2021.[https://www.brucedennill.co.za/2021/08/13/theatre-review-dusk-isolated-incidents-or-feeling-down-on-the-farm/]
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[[Lesley Stones]] 2021." ''Dusk'' feels suitably dark in days of death and despair", ''[[Daily Maverick]]'', 17 August, 2021.[https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2021-08-17-dusk-feels-suitably-dark-in-days-of-death-and-despair/]
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https://citylifearts.co.za/dusk-a-mysterious-story-of-murder-and-memory-hits-market-theatre-stages/
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Latest revision as of 16:58, 7 July 2024

Dusk is a one-act play by Mark Scheepers.

The original text

Set on a rural farm it is a play about an older white woman who had privilege and has lost much of it and a younger black man who had very little, but is now realising his potential Both have been traumatised in their own ways and are linked by history and overlapping relationships.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2021: Performed in the The Mannie Manim Theatre at The Market Theatre, Johannesburg, in the week from 6–29 August , directed by Palesa Mazamisa with Loyiso McDonald and Michelle Douglas. Lighting design was done by Josias Mashiane, props and set design by Karabo Legoabe-Mtshali, costume design by Busisiwe Nkabinde, sound design by Mandla Mkaba and stage management by Tiisetso Mwane-Madzhie.

Sources

Tonderai Chiyindiko. 2021. "Dusk, A Play About Secrets", in The African Theatre Magazine (August 15, 2021)[1]

Bruce Dennill 2021. "Theatre Review: Dusk – Isolated Incidents, Or Feeling Down On The Farm", pArticipate 13 August, 2021.[2]

Lesley Stones 2021." Dusk feels suitably dark in days of death and despair", Daily Maverick, 17 August, 2021.[3]

https://citylifearts.co.za/dusk-a-mysterious-story-of-murder-and-memory-hits-market-theatre-stages/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page