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| − | ''[[The Imperial Nightingale]]'' is a play by Nicholas Stuart | + | ''[[The Imperial Nightingale]]'' is a play by Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922 – 1981) |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Adapted from | + | Adapted from ''The Nightingale'', a story by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen], it tells of the tyrannical Emperor who is under threat from the treacherous warlord, Red Dragon. When the Nightingale appears with its beautiful and enchanting voice, the Emperor is converted from the forces of evil and evades the threat of the Red Dragon’s wrath. |
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| + | The playtext published by [[Oxford University Press]] in 1957, illustrated by Joan Jefferson Farjeon. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1972: Presented by [[Edgewood College]] in a double bill with ''[[Gammer Gurton's Needle]]'', directed by [[Hugh Thompson]]. | ||
| + | 1981: Presented by [[Edgewood College]] in the [[Edgewood College Drama Studio]], directed by [[Hugh Thompson]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen | ||
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| + | https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Nightingale-Nicholas-Stuart-Gray/dp/0192760130 | ||
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| + | https://www.josef-weinberger.com/plays-and-pantomime/play/imperial-nightingale-the.html | ||
Photocopy of the published text 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. | Photocopy of the published text 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. | ||
| + | [[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 12:04, 11 June 2026
The Imperial Nightingale is a play by Nicholas Stuart Gray (1922 – 1981)
Contents
The original text
Adapted from The Nightingale, a story by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875)[1], it tells of the tyrannical Emperor who is under threat from the treacherous warlord, Red Dragon. When the Nightingale appears with its beautiful and enchanting voice, the Emperor is converted from the forces of evil and evades the threat of the Red Dragon’s wrath.
The playtext published by Oxford University Press in 1957, illustrated by Joan Jefferson Farjeon.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1972: Presented by Edgewood College in a double bill with Gammer Gurton's Needle, directed by Hugh Thompson.
1981: Presented by Edgewood College in the Edgewood College Drama Studio, directed by Hugh Thompson.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Christian_Andersen
https://www.amazon.com/Imperial-Nightingale-Nicholas-Stuart-Gray/dp/0192760130
https://www.josef-weinberger.com/plays-and-pantomime/play/imperial-nightingale-the.html
Photocopy of the published text 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.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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