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'''FRASER, Ian''' (1962- ). Poet, playwright and stand-up comedian and satirist. Born in Durban, he never finished school and had a harrowing experience in the National Defence Force which sparked his career as poet and playwright. In 1986 he began to perform his angry poetry at a Johannesburg jazz club. Then he moved on to writing offensively rude comic and satiric sketches. Since then he has written and performed a number of shows which include ''[[Bring Me Gandhi]]'' ([[Black Sun]] in August 1987), ** **.*** His work has toured widely, to the festivals and main urban centres. | '''FRASER, Ian''' (1962- ). Poet, playwright and stand-up comedian and satirist. Born in Durban, he never finished school and had a harrowing experience in the National Defence Force which sparked his career as poet and playwright. In 1986 he began to perform his angry poetry at a Johannesburg jazz club. Then he moved on to writing offensively rude comic and satiric sketches. Since then he has written and performed a number of shows which include ''[[Bring Me Gandhi]]'' ([[Black Sun]] in August 1987), ** **.*** His work has toured widely, to the festivals and main urban centres. | ||
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| + | Plays include: ''[[Bring Me Gandhi]]''; ''[[Lenny Bruce Live]]''; ''[[Like the Pyramid on the Camel Packet]]''; ''[[Charles Manson]]'' (staged by [[PACT]]); ''[[Butterfly Jam]]'' (staged by [[PACT]]); ''[[Heart like a Stomach]]'' (staged by [[PACT]]); ''[[Dogs of the Blue Gods]]'' (Amstel Playwright of the Year Award); ''[[Blitzbreeker and the Chicken from Hell]]'' (Amstel Playwright of the Year Award); ''[[The Sugar Plum Fairy]]'' (staged at the [[Market Theatre]]); ''[[The Gospel According to the Mafia]]'' (staged at the [[Market Theatre]]); ''[[The Accidental Antichrist]]'' (staged at the [[Market Theatre]]); | ||
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| + | Plays written in the USA: ''[[Cat and God]]''; ''[[Like Craigslist on a Friday Night]]''; ''[[Putting the Fun Back into School Shootings]]''; ''[[A Dead Soldier in the Family]]''; ''[[The Family Beef]]''; ''[[For the Love of an Infinite Number of Monkeys]]''; ''[[The Rocket's Red Glare]]''; ''[[Die, the Beloved Country]]''; ''[[The Zombies]]''. | ||
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Revision as of 11:26, 24 June 2014
FRASER, Ian (1962- ). Poet, playwright and stand-up comedian and satirist. Born in Durban, he never finished school and had a harrowing experience in the National Defence Force which sparked his career as poet and playwright. In 1986 he began to perform his angry poetry at a Johannesburg jazz club. Then he moved on to writing offensively rude comic and satiric sketches. Since then he has written and performed a number of shows which include Bring Me Gandhi (Black Sun in August 1987), ** **.*** His work has toured widely, to the festivals and main urban centres.
Plays
Plays include: Bring Me Gandhi; Lenny Bruce Live; Like the Pyramid on the Camel Packet; Charles Manson (staged by PACT); Butterfly Jam (staged by PACT); Heart like a Stomach (staged by PACT); Dogs of the Blue Gods (Amstel Playwright of the Year Award); Blitzbreeker and the Chicken from Hell (Amstel Playwright of the Year Award); The Sugar Plum Fairy (staged at the Market Theatre); The Gospel According to the Mafia (staged at the Market Theatre); The Accidental Antichrist (staged at the Market Theatre);
Plays written in the USA: Cat and God; Like Craigslist on a Friday Night; Putting the Fun Back into School Shootings; A Dead Soldier in the Family; The Family Beef; For the Love of an Infinite Number of Monkeys; The Rocket's Red Glare; Die, the Beloved Country; The Zombies.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Fraser_(playwright)
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