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| + | =''[[Master Class]]'' by David Pownall (1983)= | ||
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| + | == The original text == | ||
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| + | Written by David Pownall (1938- ) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pownall], the play is concerned with the challenges faced by the composer Shostakovich within the oppressive political environment of the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin. | ||
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| + | Published by Faber and Faber, 1983. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1984 Presented by the [[Baxter Theatre]] and The [[Company of Four]], first performance 28 November 1984, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], starring [[Michael Atkinson]] as Josef Stalin, the British actor [[Jonathan Sharp]] as Shostakovich, [[Don Maguire]] and [[David Alcock]]. Design by [[John Caviggia]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Wiipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Pownall]. | ||
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| + | ''Master Class'' theatre programme, 1984, donated by [[Tony Fletcher]], held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 9. | ||
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| + | Baxter Theatre pamphlet, 1985. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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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]] | ||
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1. A 1983 play by David Pownall - see: ''[[Master Class (Pownall)]]''. | 1. A 1983 play by David Pownall - see: ''[[Master Class (Pownall)]]''. | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 26 June 2021
Contents
Master Class by David Pownall (1983)
The original text
Written by David Pownall (1938- ) [1], the play is concerned with the challenges faced by the composer Shostakovich within the oppressive political environment of the Soviet Union under Joseph Stalin.
Published by Faber and Faber, 1983.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1984 Presented by the Baxter Theatre and The Company of Four, first performance 28 November 1984, directed by Leonard Schach, starring Michael Atkinson as Josef Stalin, the British actor Jonathan Sharp as Shostakovich, Don Maguire and David Alcock. Design by John Caviggia.
Sources
Wiipedia [2].
Master Class theatre programme, 1984, donated by Tony Fletcher, held by NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 9.
Baxter Theatre pamphlet, 1985.
Go to 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
1. A 1983 play by David Pownall - see: Master Class (Pownall).
2. A 1995 play about Maria Callas by Terrence McNally - see: Master Class (McNally).
Return to
Return to M in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
