Difference between revisions of "Shades of Brown"
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| − | The text was first performed in 1979, and published in ''[[Market Plays]]'' | + | The text was first performed in 1979, and published in [[Stephen Gray]] (ed.) ''[[The Market Plays]]'' (Johannesburg: [[Ad. Donker]]. pp.74-107) in 198*. |
==Performances== | ==Performances== | ||
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1979: First produced in London in 1979 with [[Antony Sher]] as "Captain Jaap Van Tonder" and [[Michael Picardie]] as "Jannie Veldsman". | 1979: First produced in London in 1979 with [[Antony Sher]] as "Captain Jaap Van Tonder" and [[Michael Picardie]] as "Jannie Veldsman". | ||
| − | + | 1980: First performed in South Africa by/for(?) students in the [[Asoka Theatre]] at the [[University of Durban-Westville]]. When the [[Special Branch]] filmed the cast and the audience, the director stopped the show. | |
| − | 1980: Performed | + | 1980: Performed at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg with [[Dale Cutts]] and [[Bill Curry]]. |
| − | 1980 | + | Between 1980 and 1986 the play was widely performed internationally, and revived again in 2010. |
== Translations and adaptations == | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
| − | Translated and performed in | + | Translated into Swedish (?) and performed in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Stavanger in the early 1980's. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 07:22, 12 July 2015
Shades of Brown is a South African play by Michael Picardie.
The original text
The text was first performed in 1979, and published in Stephen Gray (ed.) The Market Plays (Johannesburg: Ad. Donker. pp.74-107) in 198*.
Performances
1979: First produced in London in 1979 with Antony Sher as "Captain Jaap Van Tonder" and Michael Picardie as "Jannie Veldsman".
1980: First performed in South Africa by/for(?) students in the Asoka Theatre at the University of Durban-Westville. When the Special Branch filmed the cast and the audience, the director stopped the show.
1980: Performed at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg with Dale Cutts and Bill Curry.
Between 1980 and 1986 the play was widely performed internationally, and revived again in 2010.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Swedish (?) and performed in Copenhagen, Stockholm, Stavanger in the early 1980's.
Sources
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