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| − | ''Friday's Bread on Monday'' is a collage of serious sketches on life in New Brighton Township (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) created in 1967 by the [[Serpent Players]]. Although it deals with deprivation it is not a cry for sympathy. It is built mainly on mime. | + | ''[[Friday's Bread on Monday]]'' is a play devised by the [[Serpent Players]]. |
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | A collage of serious sketches on life in New Brighton Township (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) created in 1967 by the [[Serpent Players]]. Although it deals with deprivation it is not a cry for sympathy. It is built mainly on mime. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Presented on tour by the [[Serpent Players]] in a double bill with ''[[The Cure]]'', directed by [[John Kani]], 1970. | + | |
| + | 1970: Presented on tour by the [[Serpent Players]] in a double bill with ''[[The Cure]]'', directed by [[John Kani]], 1970. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''[[S'ketsh']]'', July 1972, 17. | ''[[S'ketsh']]'', July 1972, 17. | ||
Revision as of 06:55, 4 May 2024
Friday's Bread on Monday is a play devised by the Serpent Players.
The original text
A collage of serious sketches on life in New Brighton Township (Port Elizabeth, South Africa) created in 1967 by the Serpent Players. Although it deals with deprivation it is not a cry for sympathy. It is built mainly on mime.
Performance history in South Africa
1970: Presented on tour by the Serpent Players in a double bill with The Cure, directed by John Kani, 1970.
Sources
S'ketsh', July 1972, 17.
Zakes Mda's Introduction to John Kani's Nothing But the Truth. 2002. Witwatersrand University Press.
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