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| − | '''''Wit''''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_%28play%29] is a 1995 play written by American playwright [[Margaret Edson]]. Set in a hospital room, it shows the final hours of Dr Vivian Bearing, a university professor of English, dying of ovarian cancer. | + | '''''Wit''''' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wit_%28play%29] is a 1995 play written by American playwright [[Margaret Edson]]. Set in a hospital room, it shows the final hours of Dr Vivian Bearing, a university professor of English, coming to terms with death while she is dying of ovarian cancer. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Staged at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in May 2004, directed by [[Peter Hayes]], with [[Jacqui Singer]], [[David Muller]], [[Brian Heydenrych]], [[Quanita Adams]], [[Claire Berlein]], [[Steven Pillemer]], [[Eve Szapira]], [[Charles Tertiens]] and [[Faniswa Yisa]]. | + | Staged at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in May 2004, directed by [[Peter Hayes]], with [[Jacqui Singer]] (Dr Vivian Bearing), [[David Muller]], [[Brian Heydenrych]], [[Quanita Adams]], [[Claire Berlein]], [[Steven Pillemer]], [[Eve Szapira]], [[Charles Tertiens]] and [[Faniswa Yisa]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | ''Cape Times'', 12 May 2004. | |
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:02, 23 April 2015
Wit [1] is a 1995 play written by American playwright Margaret Edson. Set in a hospital room, it shows the final hours of Dr Vivian Bearing, a university professor of English, coming to terms with death while she is dying of ovarian cancer.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Staged at the Baxter Theatre in May 2004, directed by Peter Hayes, with Jacqui Singer (Dr Vivian Bearing), David Muller, Brian Heydenrych, Quanita Adams, Claire Berlein, Steven Pillemer, Eve Szapira, Charles Tertiens and Faniswa Yisa.
Sources
Cape Times, 12 May 2004.
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