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| − | The play was produced by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Fugard Theatre]], and had its world premiere at The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in | + | A play for two actors about two men from different walks of life who are thrust together in South Africa 2019 and end up reflecting on a quarter-century since the end of the apartheid era. The play was produced by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]] and the [[Fugard Theatre]], and had its world premiere at The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in March 2019. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 2019: The RSC/Fugard production was first presented in South Africa by [[Eric Abraham]] at the [[Fugard Theatre]], from 30 April 2019. Directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[John Kani]] and [[Antony Sher]]. | + | 2019: The RSC/[[Fugard Theatre]] production was first presented in South Africa by [[Eric Abraham]] at the [[Fugard Theatre]], from 30 April 2019. Directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[John Kani]] and [[Antony Sher]]. Directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[John Kani]] and [[Antony Sher]]. Design is by [[Birrie le Roux]] and lighting is by [[Mannie Manim]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://thefugard.com/whats-on/coming-soon/item/kunene-and-the-king | https://thefugard.com/whats-on/coming-soon/item/kunene-and-the-king | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | 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]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:23, 26 February 2019
Kunene and the King is a play by John Kani (1943-).
Contents
The original text
A play for two actors about two men from different walks of life who are thrust together in South Africa 2019 and end up reflecting on a quarter-century since the end of the apartheid era. The play was produced by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Fugard Theatre, and had its world premiere at The Royal Shakespeare Company’s Swan Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon in England in March 2019.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2019: The RSC/Fugard Theatre production was first presented in South Africa by Eric Abraham at the Fugard Theatre, from 30 April 2019. Directed by Janice Honeyman with John Kani and Antony Sher. Directed by Janice Honeyman with John Kani and Antony Sher. Design is by Birrie le Roux and lighting is by Mannie Manim.
Sources
https://thefugard.com/whats-on/coming-soon/item/kunene-and-the-king
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
