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'''''The Fence''''' (2003) is a one-man show about gay issues, written by [[Peter Hayes]]. It was inspired by the notorious murder of the gay American university student Matthew Shepard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard] in Wyoming in 1998.
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'''''The Fence''''' (2003) is a one-man show about gay issues and specifically "gay bashing", written by [[Peter Hayes]]. It was inspired by the notorious case of the gay American university student Matthew Shepard (21), who was tortured and murdered in Wyoming in 1998 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Shepard].
  
 
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''Mail & Guardian'', 10 April 2003.
 
''Mail & Guardian'', 10 April 2003.
 
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Revision as of 06:35, 27 February 2015

The Fence (2003) is a one-man show about gay issues and specifically "gay bashing", written by Peter Hayes. It was inspired by the notorious case of the gay American university student Matthew Shepard (21), who was tortured and murdered in Wyoming in 1998 [1].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

First performed, starring Peter Hayes and directed by Jacqui Singer, in 2003 in the Studio at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. Lighting by Mannie Manim.

Sources

Cape Times, 1 April 2003.

Mail & Guardian, 10 April 2003.

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