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| − | The | + | A South African stage version of Anton Chekhov's short story ''The Death of a Clerk'' (Original title: Смерть чиновника). Also translated ''The Death of a Civil Servant'' or ''The Death of a Government Clerk'' First published in 1883. The tragi-comic story of a man who sneezes on his superior and worries himself to death about it. |
| − | + | Developed as a piece of physical theatre by performance artists [[Craig Morris]], [[Gerard Bester]], [[Toni Morkel]] and [[Maude Sandham]], and performed in the [[Chekhov Festival]] at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre|The Fringe]] at [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre|Joburg Theatre]] in June 2014. | |
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| + | Text of ''Death of a Government Clerk'', The Literature Network[http://www.online-literature.com/yeats/1107/] | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov_bibliography | ||
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| + | Final week of [[Chekhov Festival]] at [[The Fringe]], [[Artslink]].co.za Headlines 11/06/2014[http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=35647] | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 S|S]] in Plays I South African Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 S|S]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:02, 21 June 2014
A South African stage version of Anton Chekhov's short story The Death of a Clerk (Original title: Смерть чиновника). Also translated The Death of a Civil Servant or The Death of a Government Clerk First published in 1883. The tragi-comic story of a man who sneezes on his superior and worries himself to death about it.
Developed as a piece of physical theatre by performance artists Craig Morris, Gerard Bester, Toni Morkel and Maude Sandham, and performed in the Chekhov Festival at the The Fringe at Joburg Theatre in June 2014.
Sources
Text of Death of a Government Clerk, The Literature Network[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Chekhov_bibliography
Final week of Chekhov Festival at The Fringe, Artslink.co.za Headlines 11/06/2014[2]
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to S in Plays I South African Plays
Return to S in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
