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''Curl Up and Dye'' by [[Sue Pam-Grant]]. A multi-racial, multilingual  play about women in a hairdressing salon in the decaying Joubert Park area of Johannesburg, exploring racial tensions and prejudices in the city through its poignant and ironic dialogue. Shaped in rehearsal by the performers, [[Sue Pam-Grant|Pam-Grant]], ]]Lilian Dube]], [[Val Donald-Bell]] and [[Nandi Nyembe]].  
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A play by [[Sue Pam-Grant]].  
  
First performed at the [[Black Sun]] nightclub in 1989 and, directed by [[Lucille Gillwald]], then went to the [[Grahamstown Festival]], before playing at the [[Market Theatre]] for three seasons from 1989 onwards, as well as in August 1991 at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]], restaged by [[Sandra Prinsloo]] with the original Black Sun cast, [[Susan Pam]], [[Val Donald-Bell]], [[Debra Watson]], [[Lillian Dube]], [[Nandi Myembe]].
 
  
First published in [[Stephen Gray]]: ''South African Plays'' (Nick Hern Publishers) in 1993.
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== The original text ==
  
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A multi-racial, multilingual  play about women in a hairdressing salon in the decaying Joubert Park area of Johannesburg, exploring racial tensions and prejudices in the city through its poignant and ironic dialogue. Shaped in rehearsal by the performers, [[Sue Pam-Grant|Pam-Grant]], ]]Lilian Dube]], [[Val Donald-Bell]] and [[Nandi Nyembe]]. First published in [[Stephen Gray]]: ''South African Plays'' (Nick Hern Publishers) in 1993.
  
== Later productions ==
 
  
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== Translations and adaptations ==
  
Produced at the [[Theatre on the Square]], opening 20 March 2013, by Daphne Kuhn, directed by [[Sue Pam-Grant]] with [[Quanita Adams]], [[Robert Colman]], [[Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala]], [[Cindy Swanepoel]], [[Lesedi Job-Smith]].
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A revised version was created and performed in 2013.
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==Productions in South Africa ==
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1989: First performed at the [[Black Sun]] nightclub  and, directed by [[Lucille Gillwald]], then went to the [[Grahamstown Festival]], before playing at the [[Market Theatre]] for three seasons from 1989 onwards.
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1991: Performed at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in August 1991, restaged by [[Sandra Prinsloo]] with the original Black Sun cast, [[Susan Pam]], [[Val Donald-Bell]], [[Debra Watson]], [[Lillian Dube]], [[Nandi Myembe]].
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2013: The new version produced at the [[Theatre on the Square]], opening 20 March 2013, by [[Daphne Kuhn]], directed by [[Sue Pam-Grant]] with [[Quanita Adams]], [[Robert Colman]], [[Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala]], [[Cindy Swanepoel]], [[Lesedi Job-Smith]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 12:03, 5 March 2015

A play by Sue Pam-Grant.


The original text

A multi-racial, multilingual play about women in a hairdressing salon in the decaying Joubert Park area of Johannesburg, exploring racial tensions and prejudices in the city through its poignant and ironic dialogue. Shaped in rehearsal by the performers, Pam-Grant, ]]Lilian Dube]], Val Donald-Bell and Nandi Nyembe. First published in Stephen Gray: South African Plays (Nick Hern Publishers) in 1993.


Translations and adaptations

A revised version was created and performed in 2013.

Productions in South Africa

1989: First performed at the Black Sun nightclub and, directed by Lucille Gillwald, then went to the Grahamstown Festival, before playing at the Market Theatre for three seasons from 1989 onwards.

1991: Performed at the André Huguenet Theatre in August 1991, restaged by Sandra Prinsloo with the original Black Sun cast, Susan Pam, Val Donald-Bell, Debra Watson, Lillian Dube, Nandi Myembe.

2013: The new version produced at the Theatre on the Square, opening 20 March 2013, by Daphne Kuhn, directed by Sue Pam-Grant with Quanita Adams, Robert Colman, Hlengiwe Lushaba-Madlala, Cindy Swanepoel, Lesedi Job-Smith.

Sources

Gray, 1993b

"Curl Up and Dye still has impact" by Peter Feldman, Artslink 03/22/2013[1]

"Curl Up and Dye still shocks" by Jennifer de Klerk, Artslink 03/30/2013[2]

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