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| − | ''[[Just Like Home]]'' is a play by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]. | + | ''[[Just Like Home]]'' is a play by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] (1945-). |
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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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| + | The play is about the victims of South African racism building a life for themselves in the sanctuary of London. It is set in a flat in London in the late 1980s. | ||
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| + | Uys won the 1990 [[Amstel Playwright of the Year Award]] for this play. | ||
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Published in ''[[South African Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]], 1993. | Published in ''[[South African Plays]]'' by [[Nick Hern Books]], 1993. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| − | 1989: | + | 1989: First performance of this play in the [[Laager]] of the [[Market Theatre]] on Tuesday 7 March 1989 starring [[Shaleen Surtee-Richards]], [[Russell Copley]], [[Farouk Valley-Omar]] and [[Soli Philander]]. [In ''[[South Africa Plays]]'', published by Nick Hern Books (pg. 184), original cast for this production is listed as [[Shaleen Surtie-Richards]], [[Robert Finlayson]], [[Royston Stoffels]] and [[Paul Savage]]. Production directed by the author.] |
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| + | 1989: That production presented by [[P.D. Uys Productions]] and [[B.M.E.]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] 9-11 July 1989; | ||
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| + | 1989: Presented in the [[PEMADS]] [[Ford Little Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, 13-15 July 1989; | ||
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| + | 1989: Presented at the [[Baxter Studio]], Cape Town, 18 July-5 August directed by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] with [[Shaleen Surtee-Richards]], [[Robert Finlayson]], [[Royston Stoffels]] and [[Paul Savage]]. Designer [[Sarah Roberts]]. | ||
| − | 1990: Political events in 1990 resulted in script changes with references to the "New South Africa". This version was staged at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] and in London, the [[Market Theatre]] and in June at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]]. | + | 1990: Political events in 1990 resulted in script changes with references to the "New South Africa". This adapted version was staged at the [[Edinburgh Festival]] and at the King's Head in in London, the [[Market Theatre]] and in June at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]], directed by [[Lynne Maree]], with [[Shaleen Surtie-Richards]], [[Russell Copley]], [[Kurt Egelhof]] and [[Soli Philander]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Just Like Home'' theatre programmes, 1989. | + | |
| + | ''[[Just Like Home]]'' theatre programmes, 1989. | ||
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| + | Photocopy of the ''[[Just Like Home]]'' programme, quotes from reviews and text, held in the archives of the Drama Department of the [[University of Stellenbosch]]. | ||
''[[Die Burger]]'', 9 March 1990. | ''[[Die Burger]]'', 9 March 1990. | ||
''[[Sunday Tribune]]'', 2 May 1990. | ''[[Sunday Tribune]]'', 2 May 1990. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
== Return to == | == Return to == | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] |
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:39, 21 January 2024
Just Like Home is a play by Pieter-Dirk Uys (1945-).
Contents
The original text
The play is about the victims of South African racism building a life for themselves in the sanctuary of London. It is set in a flat in London in the late 1980s.
Uys won the 1990 Amstel Playwright of the Year Award for this play.
Published in South African Plays by Nick Hern Books, 1993.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1989: First performance of this play in the Laager of the Market Theatre on Tuesday 7 March 1989 starring Shaleen Surtee-Richards, Russell Copley, Farouk Valley-Omar and Soli Philander. [In South Africa Plays, published by Nick Hern Books (pg. 184), original cast for this production is listed as Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Robert Finlayson, Royston Stoffels and Paul Savage. Production directed by the author.]
1989: That production presented by P.D. Uys Productions and B.M.E. at the Grahamstown Festival 9-11 July 1989;
1989: Presented in the PEMADS Ford Little Theatre, Port Elizabeth, 13-15 July 1989;
1989: Presented at the Baxter Studio, Cape Town, 18 July-5 August directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys with Shaleen Surtee-Richards, Robert Finlayson, Royston Stoffels and Paul Savage. Designer Sarah Roberts.
1990: Political events in 1990 resulted in script changes with references to the "New South Africa". This adapted version was staged at the Edinburgh Festival and at the King's Head in in London, the Market Theatre and in June at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre, directed by Lynne Maree, with Shaleen Surtie-Richards, Russell Copley, Kurt Egelhof and Soli Philander.
Sources
Just Like Home theatre programmes, 1989.
Photocopy of the Just Like Home programme, quotes from reviews and text, held in the archives of the Drama Department of the University of Stellenbosch.
Die Burger, 9 March 1990.
Sunday Tribune, 2 May 1990.
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
