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by [[David Lytton]]. A one-act play about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm. First published in 1972 in ''[[Short African Plays]]'' (ed [[Cosmo Pieterse]]) by [[Heinemann]]. (See Gosher, 1988)
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''[[Episodes of an Easter Rising]]'' is a one-act, radio play by [[David Lytton]] about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm.  
  
''Episodes of an Easter Rising'', a string puppet version of a radio play by [[David Lytton]]. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm. Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]] for [[Handspring Puppet Company]], [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], 1985, starring [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Odette Leate]], [[Mignon Lee-Warden]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
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== The original text ==
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First published in 1972 in ''[[Short African Plays]]'' (ed [[Cosmo Pieterse]]) by [[Heinemann]]. (See Gosher, 1988)
  
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== Adaptations ==
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''Episodes of an Easter Rising'', a string puppet version of a radio play by [[David Lytton]]. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm.
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1985: Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]] for [[Handspring Puppet Company]], [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], 1985, starring [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Odette Leat]], [[Mignon Lee-Warden]].
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
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Episodes of an Easter Rising is a one-act, radio play by David Lytton about the compassion of two elderly spinsters who harbour a wounded “terrorist” on the South African border-farm.

The original text

First published in 1972 in Short African Plays (ed Cosmo Pieterse) by Heinemann. (See Gosher, 1988)

Adaptations

Episodes of an Easter Rising, a string puppet version of a radio play by David Lytton. The play deals with the choices two white women have to make when a wounded black activist, hunted by the police, seeks refuge on their remote farm.

Performance history in South Africa

1985: Directed by Esther van Ryswyk for Handspring Puppet Company, Baxter Studio, 1985, starring Adrian Kohler, Basil Jones, Odette Leat, Mignon Lee-Warden.

Sources

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.

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