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The play deals with events surrounding the Bolshevik Revolution during which British subjects were held in and eventually escaped from a gloomy cellar. | The play deals with events surrounding the Bolshevik Revolution during which British subjects were held in and eventually escaped from a gloomy cellar. | ||
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Léonie Pienaar]] entitled ''[[Skewe Vensters]]''. | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Léonie Pienaar]] entitled ''[[Skewe Vensters]]''. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1948: ''[[Skewe Vensters]]'' performed in May by [[K.A.T.]], directed by [[Percy Scholtz]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Colin Dolley and Rex Walford. 2015. ''The One-Act Play Companion: A Guide to plays, playwrights and performance''. Bloomsbury Publishing, [[Google Books]] [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Ui_bBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT146&lpg=PT146&dq=mary+pakington&source=bl&ots=V8_zvJJQtM&sig=V9EjYvC6BG-zCjiZLT9Hj0XLtE4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkktK7mazMAhUMCMAKHcxHCJoQ6AEINjAJ#v=onepage&q=mary%20pakington&f=false] | Colin Dolley and Rex Walford. 2015. ''The One-Act Play Companion: A Guide to plays, playwrights and performance''. Bloomsbury Publishing, [[Google Books]] [https://books.google.co.za/books?id=Ui_bBQAAQBAJ&pg=PT146&lpg=PT146&dq=mary+pakington&source=bl&ots=V8_zvJJQtM&sig=V9EjYvC6BG-zCjiZLT9Hj0XLtE4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjkktK7mazMAhUMCMAKHcxHCJoQ6AEINjAJ#v=onepage&q=mary%20pakington&f=false] | ||
| − | + | [[Frederik Jacobus Nel]] 1972. ''Die [[Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging]], 1934-1962''. Unpublished master’s thesis. Stellenbosch: [[University of Stellenbosch]]. | |
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 09:48, 8 June 2023
The House with Twisty Windows is a one-act play by Mary Pakington (1878-1956).
Contents
The original text
The play deals with events surrounding the Bolshevik Revolution during which British subjects were held in and eventually escaped from a gloomy cellar.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Léonie Pienaar entitled Skewe Vensters.
Performance history in South Africa
1948: Skewe Vensters performed in May by K.A.T., directed by Percy Scholtz.
Sources
Colin Dolley and Rex Walford. 2015. The One-Act Play Companion: A Guide to plays, playwrights and performance. Bloomsbury Publishing, Google Books [1]
Frederik Jacobus Nel 1972. Die Kaapstadse Afrikaanse Toneelvereniging, 1934-1962. Unpublished master’s thesis. Stellenbosch: University of Stellenbosch.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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