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| − | A one-woman play written by Brazilian writer, actress and director [[Denise Stoklos]] (1950-)[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Stoklos]. Drawing inspiration from various sources and incorporating lines from a play by Darcia Maraini[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Maraini] and texts by Romain Gary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Gary], the play was | + | A one-woman play written by Brazilian writer, actress and director [[Denise Stoklos]] (1950-)[https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denise_Stoklos]. Drawing inspiration from various sources and incorporating lines from a play by Darcia Maraini[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dacia_Maraini] and texts by Romain Gary [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romain_Gary], the play was published as ''[[Mary Stuart]]'' in 1993 and performed (often as ''[[Denise Stoklos in Mary Stuart]]'') in the ensuing period. |
== Performances in South Africa == | == Performances in South Africa == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:08, 1 December 2024
There have been numerous dramatic works about the life and death of Mary Stuart over the centuries, many with the title Mary Stuart.
For a useful overview see for example the Wikipedia entry on Cultural depictions of Mary, Queen of Scots[1]
Below we refer to works that have performed in South Africa.
Contents
Mary Stuart, an English translation of Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller
For information on the Schiller play and its performances in South Africa, see the entry on Maria Stuart
Mary Stuart, a one-act play by John Drinkwater (1882-1937)
The original text
Written by John Drinkwater (1882-1937)[2], the original play was produced in New York in 1921 and published in London by Sidgwick & Jackson, also in 1921.
Performances in South Africa
1969: Possibly the text used by the Stutterheim Amateur Dramatic Society in their production of Mary Stuart, directed by Fitz Morley and using costumes lent to them by CAPAB).
Mary Stuart a play by Denise Stoklos
The original text
A one-woman play written by Brazilian writer, actress and director Denise Stoklos (1950-)[3]. Drawing inspiration from various sources and incorporating lines from a play by Darcia Maraini[4] and texts by Romain Gary [5], the play was published as Mary Stuart in 1993 and performed (often as Denise Stoklos in Mary Stuart) in the ensuing period.
Performances in South Africa
1998: Performed, directed, designed and choreographed by the author, Denise Stoklos, at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, 5, 7 and 8 July. Isla Jay was the lighting designer. Presented with the assistance of the Embassy of Brazil.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_depictions_of_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots
Marian Gleason 1936. Mary Stuart on the English and American stage Unpublished MA thesis. University of Massachusetts Amherst[6]
National Arts Festival programme, 1998. 49.
https://hemisphericinstitute.org/en/enc03-performances/item/1505-enc03-denise-stoklos.html
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0831432/
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