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| + | ''[[Dirty Linen]]'' and ''[[New-Found-Land]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dirty_Linen_and_New-Found-Land] are a linked pair of plays by Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard (1937- )[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard]. | ||
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| + | The two plays are always performed together, with ''[[New-Found-Land]]'' interrupting the two parts of ''[[Dirty Linen]]''. | ||
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The pair of plays was first performed in 1976 for two months at the Almost Free Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_Free_Theatre] in London, after which it moved to the Arts Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_Theatre] on the West End for the next four years. | The pair of plays was first performed in 1976 for two months at the Almost Free Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almost_Free_Theatre] in London, after which it moved to the Arts Theatre [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arts_Theatre] on the West End for the next four years. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1977: First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]], directed by [[Peter Bowles]] at the [[Johannesburg Civic]] and the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], Cape Town. The '''''Dirty Linen''''' cast were: [[Moira Downie]] (Maddie), [[Sandy Robertson]] (Cocklebury-Smythe, M.P.), [[John Challis]] (McTeazle, M.P.), [[Ron Smerczak]] (Chamberlain, M.P.), [[Peter Bowles]] (Chairman Withenshaw, M.P.), [[Naomi Buch]] (Mrs Ebury, M.P.), [[Martin Aylott]] (French, M.P.) and [[Jack Payne]] (Home Secretary). The '''''New-Found-Land''''' cast were: [[Richard Warwick]] (Arthur) and [[Charles Hawtrey]] (Bernard). | 1977: First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]], directed by [[Peter Bowles]] at the [[Johannesburg Civic]] and the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], Cape Town. The '''''Dirty Linen''''' cast were: [[Moira Downie]] (Maddie), [[Sandy Robertson]] (Cocklebury-Smythe, M.P.), [[John Challis]] (McTeazle, M.P.), [[Ron Smerczak]] (Chamberlain, M.P.), [[Peter Bowles]] (Chairman Withenshaw, M.P.), [[Naomi Buch]] (Mrs Ebury, M.P.), [[Martin Aylott]] (French, M.P.) and [[Jack Payne]] (Home Secretary). The '''''New-Found-Land''''' cast were: [[Richard Warwick]] (Arthur) and [[Charles Hawtrey]] (Bernard). | ||
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Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 13. 346 and [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 285. 1. 82. | Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 13. 346 and [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 285. 1. 82. | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | This is a short (13min) video docu-drama made in 1965, directed by [[Werner Grünbauer]] | ||
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| + | Described as a humorous depiction of events on one particular day in Mamelodi, a township in Pretoria and shows the pulse of sport, work, social and family life – in a so-called [[township]], set to pulsating [[pennywhistle music]] and [[kwela music]]. | ||
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| + | http://archives.encounters.co.za/backup09/archive/2005/SAfilms.html | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
Revision as of 06:05, 24 September 2018
Dirty Linen may refer to a play by Tom Stoppard, or to a short South African documentary film by Werner Grünbauer
Contents
Dirty Linen by Tom Stoppard
Dirty Linen and New-Found-Land[1] are a linked pair of plays by Czech-born British playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard (1937- )[2].
The two plays are always performed together, with New-Found-Land interrupting the two parts of Dirty Linen.
The original text
The pair of plays was first performed in 1976 for two months at the Almost Free Theatre [3] in London, after which it moved to the Arts Theatre [4] on the West End for the next four years.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1977: First produced in South Africa by Pieter Toerien, directed by Peter Bowles at the Johannesburg Civic and the Nico Malan Theatre, Cape Town. The Dirty Linen cast were: Moira Downie (Maddie), Sandy Robertson (Cocklebury-Smythe, M.P.), John Challis (McTeazle, M.P.), Ron Smerczak (Chamberlain, M.P.), Peter Bowles (Chairman Withenshaw, M.P.), Naomi Buch (Mrs Ebury, M.P.), Martin Aylott (French, M.P.) and Jack Payne (Home Secretary). The New-Found-Land cast were: Richard Warwick (Arthur) and Charles Hawtrey (Bernard).
Sources
Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 13. 346 and [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 285. 1. 82.
Pieter Toerien theatre programme (undated).
Tucker, 1997.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Dirty Linen by Werner Grünbauer
This is a short (13min) video docu-drama made in 1965, directed by Werner Grünbauer South Africa 1965 video
Described as a humorous depiction of events on one particular day in Mamelodi, a township in Pretoria and shows the pulse of sport, work, social and family life – in a so-called township, set to pulsating pennywhistle music and kwela music.
Sources
http://archives.encounters.co.za/backup09/archive/2005/SAfilms.html
Tucker, 1997.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
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