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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Written by Stopford, with contributions by [[Kathu Ramabulana]],  it is about Magda and Lufuno, who are neighbours in an upmarket apartment block in central Cape Town. Strangers to each other and from very different backgrounds, alone and isolated during Covid lockdown, they navigate a relationship around the dividing wall of their balconies.
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Written by Stopford, with contributions by [[Kathu Ramabulana]],  it is a play about Magda and Lufuno, who are neighbours in an upmarket apartment block in central Cape Town. Strangers to each other and from very different backgrounds, alone and isolated during Covid lockdown, they navigate a relationship around the dividing wall of their balconies.
  
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
2020: The play premiered at the [[Arts Town Riebeek Valley]] in November, directed by [[Clare Stopford]] with [[Thulani Azonzo]] and [[Celeste Loots]], supported by [[Charl Clayton]] on sax.
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2020: The play premiered at the [[Royal Arts Town Amphitheatre]] ([[RATA]]) in Riebeek Kasteel  in November, directed by [[Clare Stopford]] with [[Sipumziwe Licwaba]] and [[Nicol Steyn]]  
  
2021: Performed at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Makhanda/Grahamstown in July .
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2021: Performed at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Makhanda/Grahamstown in July, directed by [[Clare Stopford]] with [[Thulani Azonzo]] and [[Celeste Loots]], supported by [[Charl Clayton]] on sax.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.instagram.com/nzoisbored/p/CQvZEqTBbXd/
 
https://www.instagram.com/nzoisbored/p/CQvZEqTBbXd/
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https://thecaperobyn.co.za/theatre-interview-clare-stopford-talks-covid-moons-nov-2020/
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 25 August 2024

Covid Moons is a play by Clare Stopford

The original text

Written by Stopford, with contributions by Kathu Ramabulana, it is a play about Magda and Lufuno, who are neighbours in an upmarket apartment block in central Cape Town. Strangers to each other and from very different backgrounds, alone and isolated during Covid lockdown, they navigate a relationship around the dividing wall of their balconies.


Text published by Junkets Publisher in 2022.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2020: The play premiered at the Royal Arts Town Amphitheatre (RATA) in Riebeek Kasteel in November, directed by Clare Stopford with Sipumziwe Licwaba and Nicol Steyn

2021: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda/Grahamstown in July, directed by Clare Stopford with Thulani Azonzo and Celeste Loots, supported by Charl Clayton on sax.

Sources

https://www.davidkrutbookstores.com/books/covid-moons/

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1038572786571737/

https://www.instagram.com/nzoisbored/p/CQvZEqTBbXd/

https://thecaperobyn.co.za/theatre-interview-clare-stopford-talks-covid-moons-nov-2020/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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