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''[[Heathcliff Goes Home]]'' is an English  musical play by [[Reza de Wet]] (1952-2012).  
 
''[[Heathcliff Goes Home]]'' is an English  musical play by [[Reza de Wet]] (1952-2012).  
  
The play explores the life of Emily Brontë's brooding hero before he arrived at Wuthering Heights. Originally written in the early 1980s, under the title ''[[Heathcliff and the Dancing Bear]]'', and utilizing the world of the travelling performers as frame, it was not published or produced at the time.
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==The original text==
  
The play was finally produced as a musical under the new title ''[[Heathcliff Goes Home]]'',  as De Wet's final directorial production at [[Rhodes University]] in 2007.
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The is a reworking of one of De Wets earliest stage plays, ''[[Heathcliff and the Dancing Bear]]'', and explores the life of Emily Brontë's brooding hero before he arrived at Wuthering Heights. Originally written in the early 1980s, it uses the world of the travelling performers as frame. The original play had not been published or produced at the time, but was finally produced as a musical under the new title of ''[[Heathcliff Goes Home]]'' in 2007. This was De Wet's final directorial production at [[Rhodes University]]
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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http://www.ru.ac.za/media/rhodesuniversity/content/drama/documents/review%202007.pdf
 
http://www.ru.ac.za/media/rhodesuniversity/content/drama/documents/review%202007.pdf
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet
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[[Danie Stander]]. 2017. "Reza de Wet – Haar Lewe en Werke", In: Programme for ''[[KKNK]] Festival'', 2017[http://kknk.co.za/reza-de-wet-haar-lewe-en-werke/]
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Revision as of 06:06, 27 June 2018

Heathcliff Goes Home is an English musical play by Reza de Wet (1952-2012).

The original text

The is a reworking of one of De Wets earliest stage plays, Heathcliff and the Dancing Bear, and explores the life of Emily Brontë's brooding hero before he arrived at Wuthering Heights. Originally written in the early 1980s, it uses the world of the travelling performers as frame. The original play had not been published or produced at the time, but was finally produced as a musical under the new title of Heathcliff Goes Home in 2007. This was De Wet's final directorial production at Rhodes University.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2007: Performed


Sources

http://www.ru.ac.za/media/rhodesuniversity/content/drama/documents/review%202007.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet

Danie Stander. 2017. "Reza de Wet – Haar Lewe en Werke", In: Programme for KKNK Festival, 2017[1]

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

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