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| − | ''[[Take Root or Die]]'' is a play by [[Guy Butler]] | + | ''[[Take Root or Die]]'' is a play by [[Guy Butler]] (1918-2001)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Butler_(poet) ] |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A piece about the coming of the 1820 British Settlers to Southern Africa. | + | A piece about the coming of the '''1820 British Settlers'''[https://www.1820settlers.com/] to Southern Africa. |
| − | The text | + | The text published by [[A.A. Balkema]] in 1970. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1966: Performed as one of the opening productions for the [[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]] in 1966. | + | 1966: Performed as one of the opening productions for the [[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]] in 1966. The cast consisted of: [[Alan Kenyon]] as "John Stubbs", [[Paddy McLelland]] as "Mrs Stubbs", [[Noël Roos]] as "Thomas Stubbs" and [[Cathie Evans]] as "John Stubbs" (jnr); [[Tessa Randal]] as "Eliza Debnam"; [[Peter Lawton]] as "Rev. John Ayliff"; [[David Craig]] as "Captain Trappes"; [[Rosemary du Plessis]] as "Henrietta"; [[Roger Loveday]] as "[[Thomas Pringle]]"; [[Diana Sinclair]] as "Jane Dold"; [[John Gardiner]] as "John Montgomery"; [[Sue Parker]] as "Anna"; [[Paul Probert]] as "Driver". |
| − | 1970: Performed again and published as part of the 150 year celebrations of the coming of the settlers | + | |
| − | + | 1970: Performed again and published as part of the 150 year celebrations of the coming of the settlers. | |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Butler_(poet) | ||
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| + | https://www.worldcat.org/title/take-root-or-die/oclc/116803/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true | ||
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| + | [[Christopher R. Stones]]. 1985. "Take Root or Die: An Exploration of Authoritarianism, the Garrison Society and the South African Context", ''The High School Journal'' (Vol. 68, No. 4), University of North Carolina Press[https://www.jstor.org/stable/40364941]. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:00, 6 January 2022
Take Root or Die is a play by Guy Butler (1918-2001)[1]
Contents
The original text
A piece about the coming of the 1820 British Settlers[2] to Southern Africa.
The text published by A.A. Balkema in 1970.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1966: Performed as one of the opening productions for the Rhodes University Theatre Complex in 1966. The cast consisted of: Alan Kenyon as "John Stubbs", Paddy McLelland as "Mrs Stubbs", Noël Roos as "Thomas Stubbs" and Cathie Evans as "John Stubbs" (jnr); Tessa Randal as "Eliza Debnam"; Peter Lawton as "Rev. John Ayliff"; David Craig as "Captain Trappes"; Rosemary du Plessis as "Henrietta"; Roger Loveday as "Thomas Pringle"; Diana Sinclair as "Jane Dold"; John Gardiner as "John Montgomery"; Sue Parker as "Anna"; Paul Probert as "Driver".
1970: Performed again and published as part of the 150 year celebrations of the coming of the settlers.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Butler_(poet)
https://www.worldcat.org/title/take-root-or-die/oclc/116803/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true
Christopher R. Stones. 1985. "Take Root or Die: An Exploration of Authoritarianism, the Garrison Society and the South African Context", The High School Journal (Vol. 68, No. 4), University of North Carolina Press[3].
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