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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== | ||
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] | ||
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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== | ||
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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] | [[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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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]
Contents
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/
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