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| − | ''[[The Price of Perfection]]'' is a lyrical one-act play by Sheila Buckley ()[].
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | A play about an ancient and magical garden belonging to a Chinese clockmaker, where love and sacrifice, sadness and joy intermingle.
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| − | Published in ''The best one-act plays of 1950-51'' as selected by J.W. Marriott (1884-1953).(London : Harrap, 1952).
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| − | First published 1952.
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| − | The Alexander Turnbull Library copy in the General Collection has blue cloth binding, has dust jacket tipped in, and is accompanied by brochure calling for new writers.
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| − | Format
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| − | 244 p. ; 20 cm.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Ou Sjinese Legende]]'' by an unknown translator in the 1960s.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1967: Performed as part of a programme of plays called ''[[Drama Drie]]'' ("Drama Three") and presented in the [[Aula]] on the [[University of Pretoria]] campus on 29 and 30 September. Directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] and performed by the first batch of third year students produced by the [[Departement Dramatologie]] at the University. The cast included [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[George Ballot]], and [[Laurens Cilliers]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/234835567550
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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| − | == Return to ==
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Films]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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| − | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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