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''[[Nativity]]'' is a play written by [[Ian Ferguson]].
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''[[Nativity]]'' is a play by [[Ian Ferguson]]
  
''Not to be confused with '''[[A Nativity]]''' by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]], which is sometimes as [[Nativity]] in sources''.
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''Not to be confused with '''[[A Nativity]]''' by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]], which is sometimes as [[Nativity]] in sources, including the index to the collected works of Ellenbogen''.
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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''[[Falstaff]]'' theatre programme, 1984.
 
''[[Falstaff]]'' theatre programme, 1984.
  
== Return to ==
 
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 N|N]] in Plays I Original SA Plays
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=''[[Nativity]]'' (also known as ''[[A Nativity]]'') is a pantomime written by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]].
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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''Though sometimes simply referred to as '''Nativity''' in some sources, it is not to be confused with the play '''[[Nativity]]''' by [[Ian Ferguson]].''
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==The original text==
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The performance text is contained in Volume Four of ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' (privately published by [[Theatre for Africa]])
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The play was the winner of the [[Dawie Malan Award]] for best South African Play ([[DALRO Awards]]) and the [[Vita Awards|AA Life Vita Award]].
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1990: Performed at the [[Market Theatre]], directed by Ellenbogen and starring [[Ellis Pearson]].
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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[[Theatre for Africa]]. (n.d.) ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' Claremont, Cape Town.
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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= Return to =
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
  
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 08:05, 7 October 2022

Nativity is a play by Ian Ferguson

Not to be confused with A Nativity by Nicholas Ellenbogen, which is sometimes as Nativity in sources, including the index to the collected works of Ellenbogen.

The original text

Typescript of the manuscript held by NELM: [Collection: FERGUSON, Ian]: 1978. 2. 1.

Based on the York, Townly, Chester, Conventry Corpus Christy, Beverley cycles and including medieval carols, it was first performed in St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, in 1975.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1975: Produced in St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, in November, directed by Rosalie van der Gucht, with designs by Peter Krummeck, it featured Richard Manuel as "God" and John Ramsdale as "Gabriel"

Sources

Photographs, theatre programme and other material held by NELM in various locations.

Falstaff theatre programme, 1984.


=Nativity (also known as A Nativity) is a pantomime written by Nicholas Ellenbogen.

Though sometimes simply referred to as Nativity in some sources, it is not to be confused with the play Nativity by Ian Ferguson.

The original text

The performance text is contained in Volume Four of The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa (privately published by Theatre for Africa)

The play was the winner of the Dawie Malan Award for best South African Play (DALRO Awards) and the AA Life Vita Award.

Performance history in South Africa

1990: Performed at the Market Theatre, directed by Ellenbogen and starring Ellis Pearson.

Sources

Tucker, 1997.

Theatre for Africa. (n.d.) The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa Claremont, Cape Town.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

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

Return to Main Page