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| − | ''[[Time Till Sundown]]'' is the name of a full-length stage play by [[Gordon Vorster]] (1924- | + | ''[[Time Till Sundown]]'' is the name of a full-length stage play by [[Gordon Vorster]] (1924-1988). |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | The text has not been unpublished, but a typed and bound version of the manuscript exists. | + | The play is set in a Court of Justice in a city somewhere, one in the process of being broken down. The characters include a Tramp (who also serves as Chorus), an Undertaker, his wife Bessie, a Journalist, The Girl, the Carpenter, the Young Man, Sim (an escaped murderer). |
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| + | The text has not been unpublished, but a typed and bound version of the manuscript exists and is currently held in the [[ESAT]] collection at the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] (PARC) of the [[Africa Open Institute]] in Stellenbosch.) | ||
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| + | No record of a performance has been traced to date. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | Text of ''[[Time Till Sundown]]'' (Courtesy of Mrs van der Westhuizen), held in the [[ESAT]] collection at the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) of the [[Africa Open Institute]] in Stellenbosch. | |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, 28 September 2026
Time Till Sundown is the name of a full-length stage play by Gordon Vorster (1924-1988).
Contents
The original text
The play is set in a Court of Justice in a city somewhere, one in the process of being broken down. The characters include a Tramp (who also serves as Chorus), an Undertaker, his wife Bessie, a Journalist, The Girl, the Carpenter, the Young Man, Sim (an escaped murderer).
The text has not been unpublished, but a typed and bound version of the manuscript exists and is currently held in the ESAT collection at the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) of the Africa Open Institute in Stellenbosch.)
No record of a performance has been traced to date.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Text of Time Till Sundown (Courtesy of Mrs van der Westhuizen), held in the ESAT collection at the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) of the Africa Open Institute in Stellenbosch.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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