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| − | + | ''[[Ophelia Thinks Harder]]'' is a play by Jean Betts (1955-)[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/betts-jean.html]. | |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | The play is an adaptation of Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]'', credited as being written by Jean Betts and William Shakespeare. It was created for the centennial of the 1993 woman's suffrage in New Zealand and was apparently developed as a [[TIE]] exercise, and then developed into a published play by Betts. It tells how Ophelia is reborn as a modern and free-thinking everywoman, one that experiences an awakening spiritually, philosophically, and sexually. | ||
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| + | First performed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1993, and published in 1994 by The Women's Play Press. | ||
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| + | == South African productions == | ||
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| + | 1995: Performed in thew [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch]] Drama Department, directed by [[Shirley Johnston]], with **** | ||
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| + | '''See also ''[[Hamlet]]''''' | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Lorna Sage, Germaine Greer, Elaine Showalter. 1999. ''The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English'': p.56[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=NB59uc9_ss8C&pg=PA56&lpg=PA56&dq=jean+betts+ophelia+thinks+harder+first+performed&source=bl&ots=KlZq0omE2z&sig=DuYCy9ocWhBfBCFfYBnYeYd-zbk&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDkQ6AEwBzgKahUKEwiSx9y0z_XGAhUDj9sKHS7kBX8#v=onepage&q=jean%20betts%20ophelia%20thinks%20harder%20first%20performed&f=false] | ||
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| + | http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/betts-jean.html | ||
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| + | Photocopy of the published Betts text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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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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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:48, 5 July 2025
Ophelia Thinks Harder is a play by Jean Betts (1955-)[1].
The original text
The play is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, credited as being written by Jean Betts and William Shakespeare. It was created for the centennial of the 1993 woman's suffrage in New Zealand and was apparently developed as a TIE exercise, and then developed into a published play by Betts. It tells how Ophelia is reborn as a modern and free-thinking everywoman, one that experiences an awakening spiritually, philosophically, and sexually.
First performed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1993, and published in 1994 by The Women's Play Press.
South African productions
1995: Performed in thew H.B. Thom Theatre by students of the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department, directed by Shirley Johnston, with ****
See also Hamlet
Sources
Lorna Sage, Germaine Greer, Elaine Showalter. 1999. The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English: p.56[2]
http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsB/betts-jean.html
Photocopy of the published Betts text found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Go to the 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
