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| − | + | ''[[Big Dada]]'' is a play by [[Brett Bailey]], about Idi Amin Dada [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idi_Amin], President of Uganda (1971-79). World premiere in the Tropentheater in Amsterdam at the Roots Festival in June 2001. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Premiered in South African at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 2001, a [[Third World Bunfight]] production directed by [[Brett Bailey]] with an all-male cast of ten singer-dancer-actors, led by [[Sello Sebotsane]] as Big Dada. The same production played in the [[Baxter Theatre]] after the Festival. | + | 2001: Premiered in South African at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 2001, a [[Third World Bunfight]] production directed by [[Brett Bailey]] with an all-male cast of ten singer-dancer-actors, led by [[Sello Sebotsane]] as Big Dada. The same production played in the [[Baxter Theatre]] after the Festival. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Mail & Guardian'', 7 June 2001. | + | ''[[Mail & Guardian]]'', 7 June 2001. |
| − | ''Natal Witness'', 7 July 2001. | + | ''[[Natal Witness]]'', 7 July 2001. |
| − | ''Sunday | + | ''[[Sunday Independent]]'', 8 July 2001. |
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 11:06, 16 February 2019
Big Dada is a play by Brett Bailey, about Idi Amin Dada [1], President of Uganda (1971-79). World premiere in the Tropentheater in Amsterdam at the Roots Festival in June 2001.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2001: Premiered in South African at the Grahamstown Festival in 2001, a Third World Bunfight production directed by Brett Bailey with an all-male cast of ten singer-dancer-actors, led by Sello Sebotsane as Big Dada. The same production played in the Baxter Theatre after the Festival.
Sources
Mail & Guardian, 7 June 2001.
Natal Witness, 7 July 2001.
Sunday Independent, 8 July 2001.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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