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| − | + | ''[[Speed-the-Plow]]'' is a play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet]. | |
| − | + | ''Not to be confused with '''[[Speed the Plough]]''' by H.V. Morton (1798).'' | |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | A satirical dissection of the American movie business, the play premiéred on Broadway at the Royale Theatre in a production by the Lincoln Center Theater, opening on May 3, 1988 and closing on Dec 31, 1988 after 279 performances. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1990 | + | 1990: Presented under the title ''[[Speed the Plow]]'' [[Upstairs at the Market]] in January, directed by [[Malcolm Purkey]] with [[Andrew Buckland]], [[Dawid Minnaar]] and [[Megan Kruskal]]. |
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed-the-Plow | ||
| − | + | [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer) | |
| − | + | [[Pat Schwartz]] 1988. ''The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's [[Market Theatre]]''. Johannesburg: [[Ad Donker]]. | |
| − | + | [[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]]: p. 486. | |
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Latest revision as of 17:53, 19 January 2024
Speed-the-Plow is a play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [1].
Not to be confused with Speed the Plough by H.V. Morton (1798).
Contents
The original text
A satirical dissection of the American movie business, the play premiéred on Broadway at the Royale Theatre in a production by the Lincoln Center Theater, opening on May 3, 1988 and closing on Dec 31, 1988 after 279 performances.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1990: Presented under the title Speed the Plow Upstairs at the Market in January, directed by Malcolm Purkey with Andrew Buckland, Dawid Minnaar and Megan Kruskal.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed-the-Plow
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Pat Schwartz 1988. The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's Market Theatre. Johannesburg: Ad Donker.
Percy Tucker. 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press: p. 486.
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