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''The Meeting'' is a 1987 play by American writer Jeff Stetson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Stetson] about an imaginary meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in a hotel in Harlem. | ''The Meeting'' is a 1987 play by American writer Jeff Stetson [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Stetson] about an imaginary meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in a hotel in Harlem. | ||
| − | Presented at the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[John Kani]] in the late 1980s. | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
| + | 198*: Presented at the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[John Kani]] in the late 1980s. | ||
| − | Performed [[Upstairs at the Market]] starring [[Sydney Chama]] and [[Louis Seboko]] in February 1992. | + | 1992: Performed [[Upstairs at the Market]] starring [[Sydney Chama]] and [[Louis Seboko]] in February 1992. |
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| + | 2017: A [[Market Theatre]] production featured [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Aubrey Poo]] and [[Litha Bam]]. Some of the performances were attended by the author, on his first visit to South Africa. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''Business Day'', 23 June 2011. | ''Business Day'', 23 June 2011. | ||
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| + | Review by A.J. Opperman published in ''Die Beeld'', 16 February 2017. | ||
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Revision as of 16:58, 16 February 2017
The Meeting is a 1987 play by American writer Jeff Stetson [1] about an imaginary meeting between Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X in a hotel in Harlem.
Performance history in South Africa
198*: Presented at the Market Theatre, directed by John Kani in the late 1980s.
1992: Performed Upstairs at the Market starring Sydney Chama and Louis Seboko in February 1992.
2017: A Market Theatre production featured Brendon Daniels, Aubrey Poo and Litha Bam. Some of the performances were attended by the author, on his first visit to South Africa.
Sources
Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2007. 10. 10. 106. 4.
City Press, 2 February 1992.
Business Day, 23 June 2011.
Review by A.J. Opperman published in Die Beeld, 16 February 2017.
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