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| − | ''[[Insomnia]]'' is the tale of the result of taking paraldehyde, a sedative he took because he suffered from insomnia after he had been injured in a railway accident. | + | Based on Van Graan's 2008 commissioned work, ''[[Insomnia]]'' is the tale of the result of taking paraldehyde, a sedative he took because he suffered from insomnia after he had been injured in a railway accident. |
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| + | It was written fro, and first performed at, | ||
| + | ''[[Insomnia]]'' was at the the ''08 Feest'' at De Appel Teater in Den Haag on 7 June, 2008. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 2008: ''[[Insomnia]]'' was performed at | + | 2008: ''[[Insomnia]]'' was performed at [[Artscape]] in Cape Town, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with ''[[Guests]]'' by Wannie de Wijn and ''[[Power]]'' by [[Jaco Bouwer]]). Thereafter Also done at the ''[[National Arts Festival]]'' in Grahamstown and at the ''[[969 Festival]]'' in Braamfontein. ''[[Insomnia]]'' was directed by [[David Geysen]] and the soundtrack by [[David Geysen]] and [[Carl Beukman]]. |
==Performance abroad== | ==Performance abroad== | ||
Revision as of 06:21, 27 February 2022
Insomnia is a short play by Mike van Graan (1959-).
Contents
The original text
Based on Van Graan's 2008 commissioned work, Insomnia is the tale of the result of taking paraldehyde, a sedative he took because he suffered from insomnia after he had been injured in a railway accident.
It was written fro, and first performed at, Insomnia was at the the 08 Feest at De Appel Teater in Den Haag on 7 June, 2008.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2008: Insomnia was performed at Artscape in Cape Town, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with Guests by Wannie de Wijn and Power by Jaco Bouwer). Thereafter Also done at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and at the 969 Festival in Braamfontein. Insomnia was directed by David Geysen and the soundtrack by David Geysen and Carl Beukman.
Performance abroad
Insomnia was at the De Appel Festival in Den Haag in 2008.
Sources
Beeld, 18 June 2008.
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Mike van Graan
...was also performed there as well as at the KKNK festival of 2008. Insomnia, Power and Guests were performed in one night as short
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Jaco Bouwer
Insomnia, Power and Guests were performed in one night as short
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Grafton Williams
...result of taking paraldehyde, a sedative he took because he suffered from insomnia after he had been injured in a railway accident. A newspaper reporting on
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