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'''BEING WRITTEN'''
  
Written as a response to Samuel Beckett's ''[[Happy Days]]'',
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==The original text==
  
First performed at [[Theatre Arts]], Observatory, Cape Town, in late November 2022.  
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Written as a response to Samuel Beckett's ''[[Happy Days]]'', IT IS a physical drama that explores the marriage of two clowns Wendy and Wanda. Wendy is trapped in a situation and is searching for a way out. Inside her house she circles through her thoughts as they swirl through the past into the future and rush back to the present while her husband Wanda naps the day away. Whilst she finds fascination in her thoughts, she is searching for the opportunity that will end these long days under the hot sun.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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2022: First performed at [[Theatre Arts]], Observatory, Cape Town, in late November 2022, directed by [[Carlo Daniels]] with [[Donnay Arendse]], [[Tshegofatso Mabutla]], [[Beviol Swartz]] and [[Siphenathi Mayekiso]]. Set, costume and lighting design by [[Themba Stewart]], photos by [[Jeremeo le Cordeur]], music by [[Shane Jacobs]] and poster design by [[Warren Turner]].
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== Sources ==
  
 
https://theatrearts.co.za/programmes/ta-emerging-theatre-directors-bursary-alumni/carlo-daniels-no-complaints-new-day-new-dawn/
 
https://theatrearts.co.za/programmes/ta-emerging-theatre-directors-bursary-alumni/carlo-daniels-no-complaints-new-day-new-dawn/
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Revision as of 17:25, 27 August 2024

No Complaints, New Day, New Dawn is a play by Carlo Daniels

BEING WRITTEN

The original text

Written as a response to Samuel Beckett's Happy Days, IT IS a physical drama that explores the marriage of two clowns Wendy and Wanda. Wendy is trapped in a situation and is searching for a way out. Inside her house she circles through her thoughts as they swirl through the past into the future and rush back to the present while her husband Wanda naps the day away. Whilst she finds fascination in her thoughts, she is searching for the opportunity that will end these long days under the hot sun.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2022: First performed at Theatre Arts, Observatory, Cape Town, in late November 2022, directed by Carlo Daniels with Donnay Arendse, Tshegofatso Mabutla, Beviol Swartz and Siphenathi Mayekiso. Set, costume and lighting design by Themba Stewart, photos by Jeremeo le Cordeur, music by Shane Jacobs and poster design by Warren Turner.


Sources

https://theatrearts.co.za/programmes/ta-emerging-theatre-directors-bursary-alumni/carlo-daniels-no-complaints-new-day-new-dawn/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

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 South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page