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==The original text==
  
 
A comedy about love, brotherhood, and a small-town crime in the Karoo, created and performed it is a two-hander, using  minimal set design, no heavy props, or elaborate costumes, and relying purely on mime, gestures and body language.  
 
A comedy about love, brotherhood, and a small-town crime in the Karoo, created and performed it is a two-hander, using  minimal set design, no heavy props, or elaborate costumes, and relying purely on mime, gestures and body language.  
  
 
First performed by [[Luke Rous]] and [[Meren Reddy]], who play 13 different colorful characters, the piece was co-directed by [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]  of [[Fresco Theatre]].
 
First performed by [[Luke Rous]] and [[Meren Reddy]], who play 13 different colorful characters, the piece was co-directed by [[James Cunningham]] and [[Helen Iskander]]  of [[Fresco Theatre]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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2009: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre Centre]], [[Hilton Arts Festival]], and various national fringe festivals.
 
2009: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre Centre]], [[Hilton Arts Festival]], and various national fringe festivals.
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== Sources ==
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Revision as of 09:16, 5 October 2026

De Wet's Dream is a South African physical theatre piece by Luke Rous and Meren Reddy.

TO BE EDITED

The original text

A comedy about love, brotherhood, and a small-town crime in the Karoo, created and performed it is a two-hander, using minimal set design, no heavy props, or elaborate costumes, and relying purely on mime, gestures and body language.

First performed by Luke Rous and Meren Reddy, who play 13 different colorful characters, the piece was co-directed by James Cunningham and Helen Iskander of Fresco Theatre.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2009: Performed at the Baxter Theatre Centre, Hilton Arts Festival, and various national fringe festivals.


Sources

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 South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page