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According to the author, the play, inspired by a personal experience, took two years to develop and is described as follows in the blurb: In the misty borderlands of the hereafter, two men find themselves alone… and dead. In order to determine their ultimate destination, they have to uncover the secrets of their past.[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/in-limbo-and-in-search-of-secrets-1631307]
 
According to the author, the play, inspired by a personal experience, took two years to develop and is described as follows in the blurb: In the misty borderlands of the hereafter, two men find themselves alone… and dead. In order to determine their ultimate destination, they have to uncover the secrets of their past.[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/in-limbo-and-in-search-of-secrets-1631307]
  
The play text won the Theatre award at the WGSA Mus Awards in 2013.[https://writersguildsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2013-wgsa-muse-awards-winners-and-finalists-1.pdf]
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The play text won the Theatre award at the [[WGSA Muse Awards]] in 2013.[https://writersguildsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/2013-wgsa-muse-awards-winners-and-finalists-1.pdf]
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Revision as of 05:35, 29 August 2024

eLimboland is a play by Gisele Turner

The original text

According to the author, the play, inspired by a personal experience, took two years to develop and is described as follows in the blurb: In the misty borderlands of the hereafter, two men find themselves alone… and dead. In order to determine their ultimate destination, they have to uncover the secrets of their past.[1]

The play text won the Theatre award at the WGSA Muse Awards in 2013.[2]

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2012(?) First performed in Durban, directed by Turner, with Jem Atkins and Gabriel Miya.

2014: Performed as the first production of this year's Musho! Festival in Durban, once more directed by Turner, with Jem Atkins and Gabriel Miya. Soundscape provided by saxophonist/composer Dick Hathorn.

Sources

Latoya Newman. 2014. "In limbo and in search of secrets", IOL: 14 January, 2014[3]

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