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by [[David Lytton]]. A one-act play about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm. First published in 1972 in ''[[Short African Plays]]'' (ed [[Cosmo Pieterse]]) by [[Heinemann]]. (See Gosher, 1988)
 
by [[David Lytton]]. A one-act play about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm. First published in 1972 in ''[[Short African Plays]]'' (ed [[Cosmo Pieterse]]) by [[Heinemann]]. (See Gosher, 1988)
  
''Episodes of an Easter Rising'' by David Lytton. ** ****The [[Handspring Puppet Company]],  
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''Episodes of an Easter Rising'', a string puppet version of a radio play by [[David Lytton]]. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm. Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]] for [[Handspring Puppet Company]], [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], 1985, starring [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Odette Leate]], [[Mignon Lee-Warden]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
  
  
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by David Lytton. A one-act play about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm. First published in 1972 in Short African Plays (ed Cosmo Pieterse) by Heinemann. (See Gosher, 1988)

Episodes of an Easter Rising, a string puppet version of a radio play by David Lytton. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm. Directed by Esther van Ryswyk for Handspring Puppet Company, Baxter Studio, 1985, starring Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones, Odette Leate, Mignon Lee-Warden. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.


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