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''[[Sinbad|Sinbad the Sailor]]'' is a very popular fictional character who appears as the hero of a story-cycle[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor]
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''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' can refer to any one of a number of South African productions of the well-known '''[[Sinbad]]''' fable.  
  
<big>'''BEING WRITTEN'''</big>
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'''''For versions under other titles, see the entry on [[Sinbad]]'''''.
  
== The original story ==
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=''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' a [[pantomime]] by [[B. Bromilow-Downing]] (1953)=
  
According to ''[[Wikipedia]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor], the stories are a late addition to the '''''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''''' cycle, only appearing as an independent cycle in 18th- and 19th-century collections. Sinbad is said to hail from Baghdad and was active during the early Abbasid Caliphate (8th and 9th centuries A.D.). In the course of seven voyages throughout the seas east of Africa and south of Asia, he has fantastic adventures in magical realms, encountering monsters and witnessing supernatural phenomena.
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==The original text==
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The pantomime, based on the old legend of [[Sinbad]], was written for the [[East London Guild Theatre]].  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
The status of the Sinbad tales and personality in Western culture has led to numerous translations, adaptations to various media and a wide range of commercial and artistic uses. Many films, television series, animated cartoons, novels, and video games have been made, most of them featuring Sinbad not as a merchant who stumbles into adventure, but as a dashing dare-devil adventure-seeker.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
===International texts===
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1953: Performed by the [[East London Guild Theatre]], directed by [[B. Bromilow-Downing]] with music by [[Arthur Markson]].
  
As mentioned, there are numerous versions, but among the international stage versions that have been performed in South Africa are :
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== Sources ==
  
'''''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]''''' a [[pantomime]] by [[B. Bromilow-Downing]] (1953)
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Guild Theatre website at http://www.guildtheatre.co.za/
  
'''''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]''''' a children's version by American playwright Jack A. Melanos[] (Children's Theatre Publications, 1964)
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
'''''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]''''' is a Canadian television series (1996-1998), partly filmed in Cape Town, with many South African performers in the cast and crew. ('''[[The Adventures of Sinbad|See entry]]''')
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=''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' a children's version by Jack A. Melanos=
  
'''For more details on this see the Wikipedia entry at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor'''
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==The original text==
  
===Original South African versions===
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The play was originally written by Melanos for The text published by Children's Theatre Publications in 1964.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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In 1985 Melanos also published what appears to be a new version in three acts called ''[[Sinbad and the Evil Genii]]''. Publisher Anchorage Press.
  
A number of local stage versions have been written and performed over the years, including:
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
'''''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]''''' a [[pantomime]] by [[B. Bromilow-Downing]] (1953)
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1979: The Melanos text was used for [[PACT Children's Theatre]]'s production, directed by [[Jannie Gildenhuys]]
  
'''''[[Adventures of Sinbad]]''''',  a pantomime on ice by [[Marjorie Chase]] (1960s)
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== Sources ==
  
'''''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]''''' a stage musical by [[Janice Honeyman]] (1992)
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Diane Rough Berg. 1971. ''Visual design of Jack A. Melanos' Sinbad the sailor''. An unpublished thesis submitted to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG ) [https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/listing.aspx?id=28164]
  
For details of the performance history of each in South Africa, see the individual entry in each case.
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https://www.amazon.com/Sinbad-Evil-Genii-Jack-Melanos/dp/0876022514?ref_=ast_author_mpb
  
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
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=''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]'' performed by [[Kickstart Productions]], (2022)=
  
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==The original text==
  
= Sources =
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
''Sinbad's African Adventures'' theatre programme, 1992.
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2022: Performed by [[Kickstart Productions]], directed by [[Steven Stead]], with Samantha Peo, Schoeman Smit, Murray Todd, Kiruna-Lind Devar, Yamikani Mahaka-Phiri and Sandi Dlangalala, among others. Set design by Greg King,
  
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sinbad
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== Sources ==
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
== Return to ==
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= Return to=
  
 
Return to [[South_African_Films]]
 
Return to [[South_African_Films]]
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Latest revision as of 16:03, 7 March 2025

Sinbad the Sailor can refer to any one of a number of South African productions of the well-known Sinbad fable.

For versions under other titles, see the entry on Sinbad.

Sinbad the Sailor a pantomime by B. Bromilow-Downing (1953)

The original text

The pantomime, based on the old legend of Sinbad, was written for the East London Guild Theatre.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1953: Performed by the East London Guild Theatre, directed by B. Bromilow-Downing with music by Arthur Markson.

Sources

Guild Theatre website at http://www.guildtheatre.co.za/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Sinbad the Sailor a children's version by Jack A. Melanos

The original text

The play was originally written by Melanos for The text published by Children's Theatre Publications in 1964.

Translations and adaptations

In 1985 Melanos also published what appears to be a new version in three acts called Sinbad and the Evil Genii. Publisher Anchorage Press.

Performance history in South Africa

1979: The Melanos text was used for PACT Children's Theatre's production, directed by Jannie Gildenhuys

Sources

Diane Rough Berg. 1971. Visual design of Jack A. Melanos' Sinbad the sailor. An unpublished thesis submitted to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG ) [1]

https://www.amazon.com/Sinbad-Evil-Genii-Jack-Melanos/dp/0876022514?ref_=ast_author_mpb

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Sinbad the Sailor performed by Kickstart Productions, (2022)

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2022: Performed by Kickstart Productions, directed by Steven Stead, with Samantha Peo, Schoeman Smit, Murray Todd, Kiruna-Lind Devar, Yamikani Mahaka-Phiri and Sandi Dlangalala, among others. Set design by Greg King,

Sources

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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