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| − | ''[[Delirium]]'' | + | ''[[Delirium]]'' is a play by Ariel Dorfman (1942-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Dorfman]. |
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| + | ''[[Delirium]]'' seeks to highlight the destructive and indefensible nature of wars provoked by ethnic differences and is set in a ramshackle house that is abruptly split in two when peace is declared. A new border is now drawn between two warring countries - the border running through the marital bed, with the husband on one side and his wife on the other - and a guard post erected behind the bed to make sure there will be no cross-border copulation. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 2012: | + | 2012: The World Premiere of the play opened at [[The Market Theatre]] at the end of August, playing till 20 September. Directed by [[Greg Homann]] with [[David Dennis]], [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Fezile Mpela]]. Set and lighting by [[Denis Hutchinson]], costumes by [[Jemma Kahn]], sound design by [[Mark Malherbe]]. Funded by the Ford Foundation, New York. |
| + | 2012: Performed at the [[Hilton Arts Festival]] in KwaZulu Natal on 22 and 23 September. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | ||
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| + | https://greghomann.com/delirium/ | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Dorfman | ||
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| + | https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2012-08-31-delirium-review-nutty-as-a-fruitcake-but-not-nearly-as-satisfying/ | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:26, 9 April 2024
Delirium is a play by Ariel Dorfman (1942-)[1].
Contents
The original text
Delirium seeks to highlight the destructive and indefensible nature of wars provoked by ethnic differences and is set in a ramshackle house that is abruptly split in two when peace is declared. A new border is now drawn between two warring countries - the border running through the marital bed, with the husband on one side and his wife on the other - and a guard post erected behind the bed to make sure there will be no cross-border copulation.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2012: The World Premiere of the play opened at The Market Theatre at the end of August, playing till 20 September. Directed by Greg Homann with David Dennis, Fiona Ramsay, Fezile Mpela. Set and lighting by Denis Hutchinson, costumes by Jemma Kahn, sound design by Mark Malherbe. Funded by the Ford Foundation, New York.
2012: Performed at the Hilton Arts Festival in KwaZulu Natal on 22 and 23 September.
Sources
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
https://greghomann.com/delirium/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Dorfman
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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