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''[[Chinchilla]]'' is a play written by Scottish playwright, translator and theatre director Robert David MacDonald [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_David_MacDonald] (1929-2004). | ''[[Chinchilla]]'' is a play written by Scottish playwright, translator and theatre director Robert David MacDonald [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_David_MacDonald] (1929-2004). | ||
| − | Also referred to by its fuller title, ''[[Chinchilla: Figures in a Classical Landscape with Ruins]]''simply as ''[[Chinchilla]]'' | + | Also referred to by its fuller title, ''[[Chinchilla: Figures in a Classical Landscape with Ruins]]'' simply as ''[[Chinchilla]]'' |
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Revision as of 15:45, 5 February 2026
Chinchilla is a play written by Scottish playwright, translator and theatre director Robert David MacDonald [1] (1929-2004).
Also referred to by its fuller title, Chinchilla: Figures in a Classical Landscape with Ruins simply as Chinchilla
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The original text
Written in 1977, it is a semi-fictitious account of the Ballet Russe and their founder Diaghilev [2] (the Chinchilla of the play's title), set on the Lido Beach in Venice, 1914. The action alternates between past, present and future, 1910-1929.
The play was a major production at the 1979 Edinburgh Festival.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Performed by the Troupe Theatre Company at the People's Space in May 1980 directed by Richard Grant, with Duarte Sylwain as Chinchilla, Caroline Newby (Mimi), Chris Galloway (Levka), Ian Roberts (Gabriel), John Caviggia (Fedya), Anthony Hemmes (Ilya), Gavin van den Berg (Vatza), Jeni Gardner (Nina), Alastair Forsyth (Maxim), Stephen Brown (Konstantin), Nicholas Shepherd (Clorindo). Set design by Richard Grant, lighting by Richard Grant and Nic Fine, costumes designed by Jeni Halliday.
Sources
Chinchilla theatre programme, 1980.
Die Burger 5 May 1980.
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