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by [[Lewis Sowden]]. A serious play about the white miner’s strike on the Witwatersrand in 1922 and the social consequences of mining capitalism. Performed by the [[Repertory Reading Group]] in the [[Library Theatre]] Johannesburg, in 1937, under the direction of [[Elsie Salomon]]. Unpublished manuscript in the [[Witwatersrand University Libraries]], A406. [I think it has been – I think I’ve seen it. TH]
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''[[Red Rand]]'' is a play by [[Lewis Sowden]]. A serious play about the white miner’s strike on the Witwatersrand in 1922 and the social consequences of mining capitalism.  
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== The original text ==
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Unpublished manuscript in the [[Witwatersrand University Libraries]], A406. There is no mention in [[SACat]] of it having been published. [I think it has been – I think I’ve seen it. TH]
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Performed by the [[Repertory Reading Group]] in the [[Library Theatre]] Johannesburg, in 1937, under the direction of [[Elsie Salomon]].  
  
  

Revision as of 13:55, 23 October 2019

Red Rand is a play by Lewis Sowden. A serious play about the white miner’s strike on the Witwatersrand in 1922 and the social consequences of mining capitalism.

The original text

Unpublished manuscript in the Witwatersrand University Libraries, A406. There is no mention in SACat of it having been published. [I think it has been – I think I’ve seen it. TH]

Performance history in South Africa

Performed by the Repertory Reading Group in the Library Theatre Johannesburg, in 1937, under the direction of Elsie Salomon.


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