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| − | ''Golda'' | + | '''''Golda''''' is a 1977 play in two acts by American playwright William Gibson (1914-2008) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson_%28playwright%29]. It explores Golda Meir [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda_Meir] in this multi-character work , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role. It follows the trajectory of Meir's life from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria. |
| + | Published by Samuel French, 1978. | ||
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Adapted as ''[[Momma Golda]]'' in 2003 by [[Peter Frye]], [[Thelma Ruby]] and [[Alex Baron]]. | ||
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| + | The author revisited the subject in the one-woman play ''[[Golda's Balcony]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golda%27s_Balcony] (2003). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1978: Staged by [[PACT]] in the [[Breytenbach Theatre]] in Pretoria and the [[Alexander Theatre]] in Johannesburg, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Kenneth Hendel]], [[Don Lamprecht]], [[Thelma Ruby]], [[Bobby Heaney]], [[Anthony James]], [[Ron Smerczak]], [[George Jackson]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Molly Seftel]], [[Michelle Fine]] and others. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Golda.html?id=Ck7BHDy_H7QC&redir_esc=y | http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Golda.html?id=Ck7BHDy_H7QC&redir_esc=y | ||
| − | + | [[PACT]] theatre programme, 1978. | |
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| + | [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection. | ||
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| + | ''Pretoria News'' 7 July 1978. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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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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Latest revision as of 06:49, 9 September 2015
Golda is a 1977 play in two acts by American playwright William Gibson (1914-2008) [1]. It explores Golda Meir [2] in this multi-character work , which was produced on Broadway with Anne Bancroft in the title role. It follows the trajectory of Meir's life from Russian immigrant to American schoolteacher to a leader of international politics as the fourth Prime Minister of Israel. Much of its focus is on the period surrounding the 1973 Yom Kippur War, when Israel was attacked by Egypt and Syria.
Published by Samuel French, 1978.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as Momma Golda in 2003 by Peter Frye, Thelma Ruby and Alex Baron.
The author revisited the subject in the one-woman play Golda's Balcony [3] (2003).
Performance history in South Africa
1978: Staged by PACT in the Breytenbach Theatre in Pretoria and the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg, directed by Leonard Schach, with Kenneth Hendel, Don Lamprecht, Thelma Ruby, Bobby Heaney, Anthony James, Ron Smerczak, George Jackson, Paddy Canavan, Molly Seftel, Michelle Fine and others.
Sources
http://books.google.co.za/books/about/Golda.html?id=Ck7BHDy_H7QC&redir_esc=y
PACT theatre programme, 1978.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Pretoria News 7 July 1978.
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 The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
