Difference between revisions of "At the Edge"

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At the Edge is a play by Ronnie Govender (1935-2021).

Dramatized short stories on everyday life in Indian/Zulu/colonial Natal, first performed in 1990.

1990: First performed by Charles Pillai at the Asoka Theatre, University of Durban-Westville and thereafter in Durban at the Cane Grower's Hall in March.

1990: Performed at the Baxter Studio, Cape Town, on 25 June

1991: Went on a national tour and played at the Little Theatre, Cape Town 15 April and the Standard Bank National Arts Festival, Grahamstown (starring Pat Pillai).

1991: Performed at the Edinburgh Festival

1997: Performed at the Natal Playhouse, with music composed by Siva Devar.

At the Edge theatre programme, 1991.

National Arts Festival Programme, 1991, 36-37.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First performed by [[Charles Pillai]] at the [[Asoka Theatre]], UDW 1990. First performance [[Durban Cane Grower's Hall]] March 1990.
+: First performed by [[Charles Pillai]] at the [[Asoka Theatre]], [[University of Durban-Westville]] and thereafter in Durban at the [[Cane Grower's Hall]] in March.
--1991: First performance [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] 25 June 1990; The [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town 15 April 1991.
+: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], Cape Town, on 25 June
-: Went on a national tour and played at Standard Bank [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown (starring [[Pat Pillai]]) and Edinburgh Festival in 1991. Performed again at the [[Natal Playhouse]], 1997. Music composed by [[Siva Devar]].
+: Went on a national tour and played at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town 15 April and the Standard Bank [[National Arts Festival]], Grahamstown (starring [[Pat Pillai]]).
+: Performed at the [[Edinburgh Festival]]
+: Performed at the [[Natal Playhouse]], with music composed by [[Siva Devar]].
 == Sources ==