Difference between revisions of "The Shadow of the Glen"
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| − | Ugandan playwright Erisa Kironde's play ''[[The Trick]]'' is based on | + | Ugandan playwright Erisa Kironde's English play ''[[The Trick]]''[https://smartenglishnotes.com/2022/02/24/the-trick-by-erisa-kironde-summary-analysis-questions-and-answers/] is based on Synge's play, transposing the action to an African setting. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 06:44, 11 February 2023
The Shadow of the Glen is a one-act play by John M. Synge.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the Molesworth Hall, Dublin, on October 8, 1903. Published in Collected Plays by John M. Synge. Harmondsworth, Middlesex [Eng.] : Penguin Books, 1952.
Translations and adaptations
Ugandan playwright Erisa Kironde's English play The Trick[1] is based on Synge's play, transposing the action to an African setting.
Performance history in South Africa
1976: Performed as part of a double bill of plays by J.M. Synge (along with Riders to the Sea), directed by Beth Dickerson in April 1976, featuring Ian Roberts and others.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_the_Shadow_of_the_Glen.
Photographs of scenes from the play held by NELM.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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