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by [[Gordon Bagnall]]. A one-act play which is a dramatisation of the National Convention of 1908 which brought the Union of South Africa. The play dramatizes the three issues which caused the most contention amongst the delegates: union or federation, the native issue, and the sitting of the capital city. It was first staged at the [[City Hall]], Cape Town, in May 1960, as part of the festival to celebrate fifty years of union. First published by [[Oxford University Press]], Cape Town 1960.**
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''[[Birth of a Union]]'' is a one-act play by [[A. Gordon Bagnall]] (1898-1977).  
  
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==The original text==
  
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Subtitled "A Dramatized Version of the National Convention of 1908 Which brough about the Union of South Africa", the play dramatizes the three issues which caused the most contention amongst the delegates: union or federation, the native issue, and the sitting of the capital city. It was first staged in 1960  published by [[Oxford University Press]], London, in the same year.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1960: Performed at the [[City Hall]], Cape Town, in May , as part of the [[Union Festival]], held in celebration of fifty years of union.
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== Sources ==
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Copy of a catalogue  (handwritten by various hands) of the [[F.C.L. Bosman]] collection held at the [[Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum]] ([[NALN]]) in Bloemfontein.
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Latest revision as of 17:36, 3 June 2023

Birth of a Union is a one-act play by A. Gordon Bagnall (1898-1977).

The original text

Subtitled "A Dramatized Version of the National Convention of 1908 Which brough about the Union of South Africa", the play dramatizes the three issues which caused the most contention amongst the delegates: union or federation, the native issue, and the sitting of the capital city. It was first staged in 1960 published by Oxford University Press, London, in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1960: Performed at the City Hall, Cape Town, in May , as part of the Union Festival, held in celebration of fifty years of union.

Sources

https://www.abebooks.com/first-edition/Birth-Union-Gordon-Bagnall-Dramatized-Version/30455720696/bd

Copy of a catalogue (handwritten by various hands) of the F.C.L. Bosman collection held at the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) in Bloemfontein.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to South_African_Films

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page