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''[[eLimboland]]'' is a play by [[Gisele Turner]]
 
''[[eLimboland]]'' is a play by [[Gisele Turner]]
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''Not to be confused with the 2020-2021 Danish TV series '''Limboland'''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11681218/]
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
The play 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.
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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]
  
It took two years to develop
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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]
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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2012(?) First performed in Durban, directed by Turner, with [[Jem Atkins]] and [[Gabriel Miya]].
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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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]].
  
2014: Performed as the first production of this year's ''[[Musho! Festival]]'' in Durban, directed by Turner, with [[Jem Atkins]] and [[Gabriel Miya]]. Soundscape provided by saxophonist/composer [[Dick Hathorn]]. 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
[[Latoya Newman]]. 2014. "In limbo and in search of secrets", [[IOL]]: 14 January, 2014
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[[Latoya Newman]]. 2014. "In limbo and in search of secrets", [[IOL]]: 14 January, 2014[https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/whats-on/in-limbo-and-in-search-of-secrets-1631307]
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11681218/
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 06:01, 29 August 2024

eLimboland is a play by Gisele Turner

Not to be confused with the 2020-2021 Danish TV series Limboland[1]

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.[2]

The play text won the Theatre award at the WGSA Muse Awards in 2013.[3]

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[4]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11681218/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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