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| − | ''Isn't It Romantic'' is a play by | + | ''[[Isn't It Romantic]]'' is a play by Wendy Wasserstein [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendy_Wasserstein] (1950-2006) |
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| + | ''Occasionally (wrongly) written '''[[Isn't It Romantic?]]'''''. | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | Described by '''Dramatists Play Service'''[https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=1213] as a "brightly witty, trenchantly observant contemporary comedy", the play deals with the post-college careers (and dilemmas) of two former classmates: Janie Blumberg (a short, slightly plump would-be writer) and named , and Harriet Cornwall, her tall, thin, gorgeous WASP friend, Harriet Cornwall. Both are struggling to escape from lingering parental domination and to establish their own lives and identities. | ||
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| + | First performed in 1981, the acting edition of the text first published by Dramatists Play Service in 1984. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1985: Directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] for [[Pieter Toerien]], presented at the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1985. Cast: [[Kathy-Jo Ross]], [[Gaynor Young]], [[Richard Rawstorne]], [[Judy Page]], [[Annabel Linder]], [[Terry Lester]], [[Bruce Millar]], [[Peter Krummeck]]. Set designed by [[Andrew Botha]]. Lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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| + | [[Brian Barrow]] and [[Yvonne Williams-Short]]. 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''. Cape Town: [[The Baxter Theatre]] | ||
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| + | Programme for the 1985 [[Pieter Toerien]] production of ''[[Edmund Kean]]'', [[ESAT Archive]] | ||
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| + | Programme of the 1985 [[Pieter Toerien]] production of ''[[Isn't It Romantic]]'', [[ESAT Archive]] | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Films]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:09, 10 January 2024
Isn't It Romantic is a play by Wendy Wasserstein [1] (1950-2006)
Occasionally (wrongly) written Isn't It Romantic?.
Contents
The original text
Described by Dramatists Play Service[2] as a "brightly witty, trenchantly observant contemporary comedy", the play deals with the post-college careers (and dilemmas) of two former classmates: Janie Blumberg (a short, slightly plump would-be writer) and named , and Harriet Cornwall, her tall, thin, gorgeous WASP friend, Harriet Cornwall. Both are struggling to escape from lingering parental domination and to establish their own lives and identities.
First performed in 1981, the acting edition of the text first published by Dramatists Play Service in 1984.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1985: Directed by Janice Honeyman for Pieter Toerien, presented at the André Huguenet Theatre and the Baxter Theatre in 1985. Cast: Kathy-Jo Ross, Gaynor Young, Richard Rawstorne, Judy Page, Annabel Linder, Terry Lester, Bruce Millar, Peter Krummeck. Set designed by Andrew Botha. Lighting by Jannie Swanepoel.
Sources
https://www.dramatists.com/cgi-bin/db/single.asp?key=1213
Brian Barrow and Yvonne Williams-Short. 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987. Cape Town: The Baxter Theatre
Programme for the 1985 Pieter Toerien production of Edmund Kean, ESAT Archive
Programme of the 1985 Pieter Toerien production of Isn't It Romantic, ESAT Archive
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
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 South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
