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by [[Guy Butler]]. A play written about coming of the 1820 British Settlers to Southern Africa.  First? * performed as one of the opening productions for the [[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]] in 1966. Performed again and published in 1970 as part of the 150 year celebrations??.. * Full-length. Cast: mixed. Published by [[Balkema]].
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''[[Take Root or Die]]'' is a play by [[Guy Butler]] (1918-2001)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Butler_(poet) ]  
  
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==The original text==
  
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A piece about the coming of the '''1820 British Settlers'''[https://www.1820settlers.com/] to Southern Africa.
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The text published by [[A.A. Balkema]] in 1970.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1966: Performed as one of the opening productions for the [[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]] in 1966. The cast consisted of: [[Alan Kenyon]] as "John Stubbs", [[Paddy McLelland]] as "Mrs Stubbs", [[Noël Roos]] as "Thomas Stubbs" and [[Cathie Evans]] as "John Stubbs" (jnr); [[Tessa Randal]] as "Eliza Debnam"; [[Peter Lawton]] as "Rev. John Ayliff"; [[David Craig]] as "Captain Trappes"; [[Rosemary du Plessis]] as "Henrietta"; [[Roger Loveday]] as "[[Thomas Pringle]]"; [[Diana Sinclair]] as "Jane Dold"; [[John Gardiner]] as "John Montgomery"; [[Sue Parker]] as "Anna"; [[Paul Probert]] as "Driver".
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1970: Performed again and published as part of the 150 year celebrations of the coming of the settlers.
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== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Butler_(poet)
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https://www.worldcat.org/title/take-root-or-die/oclc/116803/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true
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[[Christopher R. Stones]]. 1985. "Take Root or Die: An Exploration of Authoritarianism, the Garrison Society and the South African Context", ''The High School Journal'' (Vol. 68, No. 4), University of North Carolina Press[https://www.jstor.org/stable/40364941].
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Latest revision as of 06:00, 6 January 2022

Take Root or Die is a play by Guy Butler (1918-2001)[1]

The original text

A piece about the coming of the 1820 British Settlers[2] to Southern Africa.

The text published by A.A. Balkema in 1970.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1966: Performed as one of the opening productions for the Rhodes University Theatre Complex in 1966. The cast consisted of: Alan Kenyon as "John Stubbs", Paddy McLelland as "Mrs Stubbs", Noël Roos as "Thomas Stubbs" and Cathie Evans as "John Stubbs" (jnr); Tessa Randal as "Eliza Debnam"; Peter Lawton as "Rev. John Ayliff"; David Craig as "Captain Trappes"; Rosemary du Plessis as "Henrietta"; Roger Loveday as "Thomas Pringle"; Diana Sinclair as "Jane Dold"; John Gardiner as "John Montgomery"; Sue Parker as "Anna"; Paul Probert as "Driver".


1970: Performed again and published as part of the 150 year celebrations of the coming of the settlers.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Butler_(poet)

https://www.worldcat.org/title/take-root-or-die/oclc/116803/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true

Christopher R. Stones. 1985. "Take Root or Die: An Exploration of Authoritarianism, the Garrison Society and the South African Context", The High School Journal (Vol. 68, No. 4), University of North Carolina Press[3].

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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