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| − | ''[[Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes]]'' is a set of two paired plays by Tony Kushner (1956-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Kushner].
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| − | ''[[Angels in America]]'' is a set of two paired plays by Tony Kushner (1956-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Kushner]
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| − | ''Simply billed as '''[[Angels in America]]''' in some cases.''
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | The work is offers a complex metaphorical look at AIDS and homosexuality in the United States during the 1980s, and consists of two linked full-length plays, individually titled ''[[Part One: Millennium Approaches]]'' and ''[[Part Two: Perestroika]]''. The two parts of the play may be presented separately or they can be done as one longer performance.
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| − | The work won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the Tony Award for Best Play, and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play. Part one of the play premiered in 1991, followed by part two in 1992.[1] Its Broadway opening was in 1993.[1]
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | Part 1: ''Millennium Approaches'' was first produced in Los Angeles in 1992.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1994: ''[[Part 1: Millennium Approaches]]'' had its first South African production in 1994, directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]] for [[PACT]] Drama and starring [[Sean Taylor]] as "Roy M. Cohn", [[Nicky Rebelo]], [[Jennifer Steyn]], [[David Butler]], [[Robert Colman]], [[Jacqui Singer]], [[Sechaba Morojele]], [[Rosalind Butler]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. Designer [[James MacNamara]], lighting designer [[Stan Knight]]. Performed at the [[Momentum Theatre]] in Pretoria and the [[Alexander Theatre]] in Johannesburg.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Kushner
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| − | [[PACT]] ''Angels in America'' theatre programme, 1994.
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