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| − | ''[[ Sylvia]]'' is the title given to two | + | ''[[ Sylvia]]'' is the title given to two play texts, both one-woman pieces about the life and work of [[Sylvia Plath]], compiled from her writings. |
| + | ''A third local play about Plath is '''[[Sylvia Plath - The Woman and her Work]]''' by [[Ken Green]]'' | ||
| − | =''[[ Sylvia]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]]= | + | =''[[Sylvia]]'' by [[Ian Ferguson]] (1977)= |
| − | + | Originally written by [[Ian Ferguson]] (1937-) in the late 1970s, it is a one-woman piece about the life and work of [[Sylvia Plath]], compiled from her writings. Described as "a prose narrative and commentary woven around the life and work of Sylvia Plath" by critic [[Tony Voss]][https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files2/rejan78.11.pdf]. | |
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| + | The text published in ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]'' (compiled by [[Ernest Pereira]], published by [[Ravan Press]], 1977) | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | See the [[Linda Pienaar]] text below | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1970s: Staged at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town | |
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| + | =''[[Sylvia]]'' by [[Linda Pienaar]] (1987)= | ||
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| − | + | According to the director [[Johann van Heerden]], this text had been compiled by actress [[Linda Pienaar]] from a range of sources while a student at the University of Stellenbosch. | |
| − | + | A typed copy of the text for this play was found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | |
| − | + | It could possibly be an adaptation of the published Ferguson text. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1987: Performed by [[Linda Pienaar]] at the Drama Department, [[Stellenbosch University]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]]. | |
= Sources = | = Sources = | ||
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| + | [[Ernest Pereira]] (comp). 1977. ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]''. Johannesburg: [[Ravan Press]]. | ||
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| + | [[Tony Voss]]. 1978. Review: ''[[Contemporary South African Plays]]''. ''[[South African History Online]]''[https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/archive-files2/rejan78.11.pdf] | ||
Theatre programme for the production of [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984) | Theatre programme for the production of [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984) | ||
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Curriculum Vitae of [[Johann van Heerden]] (2011) | Curriculum Vitae of [[Johann van Heerden]] (2011) | ||
| − | [[Linda Pienaar]]. 1987. Typed copy of ''[[Sylvia]]'', | + | [[Linda Pienaar]]. 1987. Typed copy of ''[[Sylvia]]'', found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. |
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:49, 18 July 2025
Sylvia is the title given to two play texts, both one-woman pieces about the life and work of Sylvia Plath, compiled from her writings.
A third local play about Plath is Sylvia Plath - The Woman and her Work by Ken Green
Contents
Sylvia by Ian Ferguson (1977)
Originally written by Ian Ferguson (1937-) in the late 1970s, it is a one-woman piece about the life and work of Sylvia Plath, compiled from her writings. Described as "a prose narrative and commentary woven around the life and work of Sylvia Plath" by critic Tony Voss[1].
The text published in Contemporary South African Plays (compiled by Ernest Pereira, published by Ravan Press, 1977)
Translations and adaptations
See the Linda Pienaar text below
Performance history in South Africa
1970s: Staged at the Little Theatre, Cape Town
Sylvia by Linda Pienaar (1987)
According to the director Johann van Heerden, this text had been compiled by actress Linda Pienaar from a range of sources while a student at the University of Stellenbosch.
A typed copy of the text for this play was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
It could possibly be an adaptation of the published Ferguson text.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1987: Performed by Linda Pienaar at the Drama Department, Stellenbosch University, directed by Johann van Heerden.
Sources
Ernest Pereira (comp). 1977. Contemporary South African Plays. Johannesburg: Ravan Press.
Tony Voss. 1978. Review: Contemporary South African Plays. South African History Online[2]
Theatre programme for the production of Ian Ferguson's Falstaff (1984)
Curriculum Vitae of Johann van Heerden (2011)
Linda Pienaar. 1987. Typed copy of Sylvia, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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