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'''''The Snow Goose''''' is a play adapted from and based on the popular short novella by the American author Paul Gallico [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gallico], '''''The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Goose:_A_Story_of_Dunkirk] (first published in 1940) - the adaptation was done in 2012 by [[Jenine Collocott]], [[James Cairns]] and [[Taryn Bennett]] to be staged at the [[Kalk Bay Theatre]] in Cape Town,
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'''''The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snow_Goose:_A_Story_of_Dunkirk] is a popular short novella by the American author Paul Gallico [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Gallico] (first published in 1940).
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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The novella was adapted into a one-man show, under the title '''''The Snow Goose''''' and performed by [[David Horner]].
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The novella was adapted into a stage play, under the title '''''The Snow Goose''''' by [[Jenine Collocott]], [[James Cairns]] and [[Taryn Bennett]] to be staged by [[KBT Productions]] in Cape Town.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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2013: The [[Jenine Collocott|Collocott]] adaptation was staged by [[KBT Productions]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] 2013 and later in the [[Kalk Bay Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Jenine Collocott|Collocott]], with [[James Cairns]] and [[Taryn Bennett]] in the cast.
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2014: The same production was staged at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] 2014.
  
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2019:  Performed by the [[Contagious Theatre Group]] at the [[Fugard Theatre]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 17:22, 28 July 2023

The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk [1] is a popular short novella by the American author Paul Gallico [2] (first published in 1940).

The original text

Translations and adaptations

The novella was adapted into a one-man show, under the title The Snow Goose and performed by David Horner.

The novella was adapted into a stage play, under the title The Snow Goose by Jenine Collocott, James Cairns and Taryn Bennett to be staged by KBT Productions in Cape Town.

Performance history in South Africa

2013: The Collocott adaptation was staged by KBT Productions at the Grahamstown Festival 2013 and later in the Kalk Bay Theatre in Cape Town, directed by Collocott, with James Cairns and Taryn Bennett in the cast.

2014: The same production was staged at the Grahamstown Festival 2014.

2019: Performed by the Contagious Theatre Group at the Fugard Theatre.

Sources

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