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This South African classic is the delightful, true diary of a young girl between the ages of about eight and twelve years at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is unintentionally hilarious and retains all the spelling errors of the original. Iris's father was a magistrate stationed in various small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the diary gives the reader an enchanting view of small-town life in the Cape Colony through the eyes of a perceptive young girl. | This South African classic is the delightful, true diary of a young girl between the ages of about eight and twelve years at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is unintentionally hilarious and retains all the spelling errors of the original. Iris's father was a magistrate stationed in various small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the diary gives the reader an enchanting view of small-town life in the Cape Colony through the eyes of a perceptive young girl. | ||
| − | + | == The original text == | |
| + | Playscript (typescript) held by [[NELM]] Location: [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2010. 68. 2. 1. | ||
| − | A Just Us Company production was directed by [[Cindy Just]] in 1983, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]]. The cast: [[Corinne Willoughby]], [[David Laithwaite]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[John Dennison]], [[Clare Dembovsky]], [[Paul Buckby]], [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Catherine Molteno]], [[Niccola Perez]]. | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
| + | 1969: Directed by [[Beth Dickerson]] as part of the programme of Two short plays produced for the English Academy Conference in Grahamstown on 7 July 1969 including [[Lorraine Bellamy]] as Iris, [[Chic Chunnet]] as Mrs Vaughan and [[Tony Voss]] as Mr Vaughan, with ''[[The Last Voyage]]'' by [[Pauline Smith]], produced by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]. | ||
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| + | 1983: A [[Just Us Company]] production was directed by [[Cindy Just]] in 1983, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]]. The cast: [[Corinne Willoughby]], [[David Laithwaite]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[John Dennison]], [[Clare Dembovsky]], [[Paul Buckby]], [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Catherine Molteno]], [[Niccola Perez]]. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
http://www.cederbergpublishers.co.za/eshop/eshop_items/view/4 | http://www.cederbergpublishers.co.za/eshop/eshop_items/view/4 | ||
| − | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne | + | [[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988. |
| + | Photographs of the cast (1969 production), press clippings and other material held by [[NELM]] in various locations. | ||
| + | == Return to == | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:01, 28 January 2022
by Iris Vaughan and adapted by Norman Coombes and F. Ogilvie. Full-length. Cast: mixed.
This South African classic is the delightful, true diary of a young girl between the ages of about eight and twelve years at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is unintentionally hilarious and retains all the spelling errors of the original. Iris's father was a magistrate stationed in various small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the diary gives the reader an enchanting view of small-town life in the Cape Colony through the eyes of a perceptive young girl.
The original text
Playscript (typescript) held by NELM Location: [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2010. 68. 2. 1.
Performance history in South Africa
1969: Directed by Beth Dickerson as part of the programme of Two short plays produced for the English Academy Conference in Grahamstown on 7 July 1969 including Lorraine Bellamy as Iris, Chic Chunnet as Mrs Vaughan and Tony Voss as Mr Vaughan, with The Last Voyage by Pauline Smith, produced by Rosalie van der Gucht.
1983: A Just Us Company production was directed by Cindy Just in 1983, performed in the Baxter Studio. The cast: Corinne Willoughby, David Laithwaite, Merle Lifson, John Dennison, Clare Dembovsky, Paul Buckby, Pippa Duffy, Catherine Molteno, Niccola Perez.
Sources
http://www.cederbergpublishers.co.za/eshop/eshop_items/view/4
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
Photographs of the cast (1969 production), press clippings and other material held by NELM in various locations.
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