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| − | ''Ashes'' by David Rudkin. | + | ''Ashes'' is a play by English playwright of Northern Irish descent David Rudkin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rudkin] (born 1939). |
| + | Productions include those at Stadsteater Hamburg (1973), Open Space Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Space_Theatre] (1974), staged off-Broadway in 1977 and winner of an Obie award. | ||
| + | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
| − | + | == Performance history in South Africa == | |
| + | [[Dimitri Nicolas-Fanourakis]] directed and lit this production for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in 1976. [[Brian Astbury]] describes it as one of the best productions that ran at this theatre, even though it was panned by three critics and closed by the censors five days after opening. The cast consisted of [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Val Fletcher]] and [[Bill Flynn]]. The designer was [[Bee Berman]] and the stage manager was [[Joe Gibbon]]. | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979. | ||
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Revision as of 07:52, 4 January 2016
Ashes is a play by English playwright of Northern Irish descent David Rudkin [1] (born 1939).
Productions include those at Stadsteater Hamburg (1973), Open Space Theatre [2] (1974), staged off-Broadway in 1977 and winner of an Obie award.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Dimitri Nicolas-Fanourakis directed and lit this production for The Space (Cape Town) in 1976. Brian Astbury describes it as one of the best productions that ran at this theatre, even though it was panned by three critics and closed by the censors five days after opening. The cast consisted of Yvonne Bryceland, Bill Curry, Val Fletcher and Bill Flynn. The designer was Bee Berman and the stage manager was Joe Gibbon.
Sources
Astbury 1979.
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
