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by [[Benjamin Leshoai|Benjamin (Bob) Leshoai]]. A one-act play written while a student at the University of Illinois in 1964, it is an interesting study of deliberately induced mass hysteria. Typescript held by the author. (See Gosher, 1988)
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There are two South African plays by this name.
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= ''The Wake'', by [[Benjamin Leshoai|Benjamin (Bob) Leshoai]] =
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A one-act play written while a student at the University of Illinois in 1964, it is an interesting study of deliberately induced mass hysteria. Typescript held by the author. (See Gosher, 1988)
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988.
  
 
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by [[Don Maclennan]]. Unpublished full-length play, first performed at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 19**. (See Gosher, 1988)
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= ''The Wake'', by [[Don Maclennan]] =
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''[[The Wake]]'' is a comedy in two acts, written by [[Don Maclennan]].
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Directed by the author, with [[Sally Ashby]], [[Philip Lund]], [[Ken Durham]], [[Marge Hughes]], [[Peta Glasser]], [[Hansell Hewitt]], [[Jenny Pengelly]], [[Trevor Pengelly]] and [[Paul Walters]] in the cast as part of the commemoration of Settlers' Day, Grahamstown, in September 1971.
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== Sources ==
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Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 118. 2. 8.
  
  

Latest revision as of 12:50, 4 January 2018

There are two South African plays by this name.

The Wake, by Benjamin (Bob) Leshoai

A one-act play written while a student at the University of Illinois in 1964, it is an interesting study of deliberately induced mass hysteria. Typescript held by the author. (See Gosher, 1988)

Sources

Gosher, 1988.

or

The Wake, by Don Maclennan

The Wake is a comedy in two acts, written by Don Maclennan.

Directed by the author, with Sally Ashby, Philip Lund, Ken Durham, Marge Hughes, Peta Glasser, Hansell Hewitt, Jenny Pengelly, Trevor Pengelly and Paul Walters in the cast as part of the commemoration of Settlers' Day, Grahamstown, in September 1971.

Sources

Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 118. 2. 8.


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