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| + | 2022: Presented by [[Wela Kapela]] at the [[Baxter Flipside]]. Director: [[Amanda Bothma]], Musical director: [[Nathan Johannisen]], Choreographer: [[Sonwa Sakuba]], Sets Design: [[Amanda Bothma]], Set construction: [[Robyn Palm]], Costumes [[Judy Raffan]], [[Marion Hillstead]]. | ||
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Revision as of 13:12, 18 October 2026
Once on This Island is a one-act musical with a book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens (born 1948) [1] and music by Stephen Flaherty Stephen Flaherty (born 1960) [2]. Based on the 1985 novel My Love, My Love; or, The Peasant Girl by Rosa Guy.
The show includes elements of the Romeo and Juliet story and elements of the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale The Little Mermaid. It concerns a peasant girl on a tropical island, who uses the power of love to bring together people of different social classes.
Contents
The original text
The original Broadway production ran from 1990 to 1991, and the West End production opened in 1994, where it won the 1995 Olivier Award for Best New Musical.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1993: Presented by NAPAC and CAPAB, directed by Janice Honeyman at the Natal Playhouse from 3 January 1993, starring, among others, Sam Marais, Owen Sejakea and Faca Khulu.
2022: Presented by Wela Kapela at the Baxter Flipside. Director: Amanda Bothma, Musical director: Nathan Johannisen, Choreographer: Sonwa Sakuba, Sets Design: Amanda Bothma, Set construction: Robyn Palm, Costumes Judy Raffan, Marion Hillstead.
Sources
Wikipedia [3]
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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