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The setting is a classroom where an eager young teacher is about to tackle her first assignment—teaching basic English to a group of new citizens, not one of whom speaks the same language as another. | The setting is a classroom where an eager young teacher is about to tackle her first assignment—teaching basic English to a group of new citizens, not one of whom speaks the same language as another. | ||
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Published in the series Dramatists Play Service. ISBN: 9780822209133. | Published in the series Dramatists Play Service. ISBN: 9780822209133. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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[[Malcolm Purkey]] directed a [[Market Theatre]] production of this play in 1980. | [[Malcolm Purkey]] directed a [[Market Theatre]] production of this play in 1980. | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 21 May 2021
The Primary English Class is a comedy by American playwright, director and actor Israel Horovitz [1] (born 1939). Full length. 5m, 4f.
Contents
The original text
The setting is a classroom where an eager young teacher is about to tackle her first assignment—teaching basic English to a group of new citizens, not one of whom speaks the same language as another.
Published in the series Dramatists Play Service. ISBN: 9780822209133.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Malcolm Purkey directed a Market Theatre production of this play in 1980.
Sources
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