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| − | ''L'Amante Anglaise'' is a play by | + | ''[[L'Amante Anglaise]]'' ("The English lover") is a French play by Marguerite Duras [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Duras] (1914-1996) |
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| + | A play about a gruesome murder, based on Duras's own 1967 novel of the same name. Play first published and performed in the Théâtre National Populaire-Théâtre de Chaillot on 1968. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1974: Staged at the Doornfontein [[Arena]] as its last production before closing in November 1974. | + | 1974: Staged at the Doornfontein [[Arena]] as its last production before closing in November 1974. |
| − | Directed in English for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) by [[Lindsay Reardon]] in 1975, with [[Glynn Day]], [[Keith Grenville]] and [[Ruth Oppenheim]]. The stage manager was [[Fatima Dike]]. | + | 1974/5: Directed by [[Rina Minervini]] with [[Ruth Oppenheim]] and [[Raeford Daniel]], as part of a double bill with a one act play by Dario Fo. Possibly for a [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] soiree. (Or the same as the 1974 production??) |
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| + | 1975: Directed in English for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) by [[Lindsay Reardon]] in 1975, with [[Glynn Day]], [[Keith Grenville]] and [[Ruth Oppenheim]]. The stage manager was [[Fatima Dike]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Wikipedia [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Amante_anglaise_(pi%C3%A8ce_de_th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre)] (French). | Wikipedia [https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27Amante_anglaise_(pi%C3%A8ce_de_th%C3%A9%C3%A2tre)] (French). | ||
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| + | E-mail correspondence from [[Rina Minervini]], 7-15 March, 2016 | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979. | [[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979. | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 27 August 2016
L'Amante Anglaise ("The English lover") is a French play by Marguerite Duras [1] (1914-1996)
The original text
A play about a gruesome murder, based on Duras's own 1967 novel of the same name. Play first published and performed in the Théâtre National Populaire-Théâtre de Chaillot on 1968.
Performance history in South Africa
1974: Staged at the Doornfontein Arena as its last production before closing in November 1974.
1974/5: Directed by Rina Minervini with Ruth Oppenheim and Raeford Daniel, as part of a double bill with a one act play by Dario Fo. Possibly for a Des Lindberg and Dawn Lindberg soiree. (Or the same as the 1974 production??)
1975: Directed in English for The Space (Cape Town) by Lindsay Reardon in 1975, with Glynn Day, Keith Grenville and Ruth Oppenheim. The stage manager was Fatima Dike.
Sources
Wikipedia [2] (French).
E-mail correspondence from Rina Minervini, 7-15 March, 2016
Astbury 1979.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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
