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| − | ''Clouds'' | + | ''[[Clouds]]'' by English playwright and novelist Michael Frayn (1933-). |
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| + | Set in Cuba in the mid-1970s, Clouds concerns a pair of British journalists – Owen Shorter (Dinsdale Landen) and Myra Hill (Morag Hood) – in pursuit of soft news stories about the country. This play is a farcical comedy making great play out of the English abroad, who see only what they want to see, and make little or no attempt to engage with the local cultures. | ||
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| + | First performed 1977. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| − | + | 1979: Produced by the [[Academy Theatre]], directed by American director/producer [[Stockton Briggle]] with [[Andre Hattingh]] and [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]]. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Frayn | ||
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http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id45.html | http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id45.html | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Percy Tucker]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]], p. 370. |
| − | Go to [[ | + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] |
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Clouds by English playwright and novelist Michael Frayn (1933-).
Contents
The original text
Set in Cuba in the mid-1970s, Clouds concerns a pair of British journalists – Owen Shorter (Dinsdale Landen) and Myra Hill (Morag Hood) – in pursuit of soft news stories about the country. This play is a farcical comedy making great play out of the English abroad, who see only what they want to see, and make little or no attempt to engage with the local cultures.
First performed 1977.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1979: Produced by the Academy Theatre, directed by American director/producer Stockton Briggle with Andre Hattingh and Nicholas Ellenbogen.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Frayn
http://www.radiodramareviews.com/id45.html
Percy Tucker 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press, p. 370.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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