Mary Stuart

Mary Stuart can refer to three plays about Mary, Queen of Scots, performed in South Africa.

All three focus on her imprisonment and death at the behest of her cousin, Elizabeth I of England.

Mary Stuart, an English translation of Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller

For information on the Schiller play and its performances in South Africa, see the entry on Maria Stuart

Mary Stuart, a play by John Drinkwater (1882-1937)

The original text

An original play, it was produced in New York in 1921 and published in London by Sidgwick & Jackson, also in 1921.

Performances in South Africa

1969: Possibly the text used by the Stutterheim Amateur Dramatic Society in their production of Mary Stuart, directed by Fitz Morley and using costumes lent to them by CAPAB).

Mary Stuart a play by Denise Stoklos

The original text

A play written by Brazilian writer, actress and director Denise Stoklos (1950-)[1]. Drawing inspiration from various sources and incorporates lines from a play by Darcia Maraini[2] and texts by Romain Gary [3], the play was published in Mary Stuart (1993).

Performances in South Africa

1998: Performed, directed, designed and choreographed by the author, Denise Stoklos, at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, 5, 7 and 8 July. Isla Jay was the lighting designer. Presented with the assistance of the Embassy of Brazil.

Sources

National Arts Festival programme, 1998. 49.

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