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| + | ''[[Dead Yellow Sands]]'' is a one person play written by [[Graham Weir]] (1959-2020). | ||
| + | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Completed as a series of sketches at the end of 2014, the one-person play has an actor tell the stories he has lived. According to Weir: "With this work, I really wanted to examine the essence of theatre. I wanted one of the characters to be lit so that he was like a floating head, another character (a blind man) to be lit so that the audience experienced the blindness he talked about, and so on."[https://www.broadwayworld.com/south-africa/article/Award-winning-DEAD-YELLOW-SANDS-for-the-Baxter-Theatre-20161024] | |
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 2015: Performed by Weir, with direction by [[Bo Petersen]] and lighting design by [[Darron Araujo]] (from a lighting concept by [[Guy de Lancey]]), the play premiered in 2015 at the [[Alexander Bar Theatre]], Cape Town, followed by a short successful season at the [[969]] festivals in Johannesburg and another run at the [[Alexander Bar Theatre]]. | ||
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| + | 2016: Played at the [[Hilton Festival]], Kwazulu Natal, then opened at the [[Grahamstown National Arts Festival]] in July, thereafter going on to the [[Baxter Golden Arrow Studio]] stage for a limited season from 31 October to 26 November. | ||
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| + | The play won the year's [[Fleur du Cap Award]]s for Best Performance in a One-Person Show (Weir) and Best Lighting Design (De | ||
| + | Lancey). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://markettheatre.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/buzz271117.pdf | ||
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| + | https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=41103 | ||
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| + | https://www.broadwayworld.com/south-africa/article/Award-winning-DEAD-YELLOW-SANDS-for-the-Baxter-Theatre-20161024 | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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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]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:21, 17 December 2020
Dead Yellow Sands is a one person play written by Graham Weir (1959-2020).
Contents
The original text
Completed as a series of sketches at the end of 2014, the one-person play has an actor tell the stories he has lived. According to Weir: "With this work, I really wanted to examine the essence of theatre. I wanted one of the characters to be lit so that he was like a floating head, another character (a blind man) to be lit so that the audience experienced the blindness he talked about, and so on."[1]
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2015: Performed by Weir, with direction by Bo Petersen and lighting design by Darron Araujo (from a lighting concept by Guy de Lancey), the play premiered in 2015 at the Alexander Bar Theatre, Cape Town, followed by a short successful season at the 969 festivals in Johannesburg and another run at the Alexander Bar Theatre.
2016: Played at the Hilton Festival, Kwazulu Natal, then opened at the Grahamstown National Arts Festival in July, thereafter going on to the Baxter Golden Arrow Studio stage for a limited season from 31 October to 26 November.
The play won the year's Fleur du Cap Awards for Best Performance in a One-Person Show (Weir) and Best Lighting Design (De Lancey).
Sources
https://markettheatre.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/buzz271117.pdf
https://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=41103
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
