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=''[[Miracle]]'' by [[Reza de Wet]]=
 
=''[[Miracle]]'' by [[Reza de Wet]]=
  
The English translation of her [[Afrikaans]] play ''[[Mirakel]]''  
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This is the English title of a magical-realist work about a touring theatre company perform the medieval "morality  play"[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morality_play] ''[[Everyman]]'' in an abandoned Roman Catholic church in a rural town.
  
'''See the entry on ''[[Mirakel]]'''''
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First published in [[Afrikaans]] as part of a trilogy entitled ''[[Trits: Mis - Mirakel - Drif]]'' (1993), then translated into English as ''[[Miracle]]'' by [[Reza de Wet]] and [[Steven Stead]] and published by Oberon Books in ''[[Plays One]]'' by [[Reza de Wet]] (also containing ''[[Mis|Missing]]'' and ''[[Drif|Crossing]]'') in 2000.
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'''For further details see the entry on ''[[Mirakel]]'''''
  
 
=''[[Miracle]]'' by [[Ashraf Johaardien]]=
 
=''[[Miracle]]'' by [[Ashraf Johaardien]]=
  
Also included in the collection ''[[Short, Sharp & Snappy 1]]'' (2011)
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==The original text==
  
==The original text==
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A short play included in the collection ''[[Short, Sharp & Snappy 1]]'' (2011)
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''[[Short, Sharp & Snappy 1]]'' (2011)
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 17:05, 28 August 2024

There are two South African plays by this name

Miracle by Reza de Wet

This is the English title of a magical-realist work about a touring theatre company perform the medieval "morality play"[1] Everyman in an abandoned Roman Catholic church in a rural town.

First published in Afrikaans as part of a trilogy entitled Trits: Mis - Mirakel - Drif (1993), then translated into English as Miracle by Reza de Wet and Steven Stead and published by Oberon Books in Plays One by Reza de Wet (also containing Missing and Crossing) in 2000.

For further details see the entry on Mirakel

Miracle by Ashraf Johaardien

The original text

A short play included in the collection Short, Sharp & Snappy 1 (2011)

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

Short, Sharp & Snappy 1 (2011)

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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