Difference between revisions of "My Left Breast"

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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Written in 1990, the play recounts and exlores the author's mastectomy and the impact of both her illness and the operation on her life.
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A woman's humorous and moving encounters with relationships, parenthood, cancer, and her ever-changing self are charted in this searingly honest solo piece, the play was originally written in 1990.
  
 
Its American production won an Obie Theatre award.
 
Its American production won an Obie Theatre award.

Revision as of 06:49, 11 February 2025

My Left Breast written by an American dramatist, Susan Miller.

The original text

A woman's humorous and moving encounters with relationships, parenthood, cancer, and her ever-changing self are charted in this searingly honest solo piece, the play was originally written in 1990.

Its American production won an Obie Theatre award.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Performed by Shannon Esra at the Theatre On The Square, Sandton, in May

2024: Performed by Shannon Esra at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town, in October.

Sources

Bruce Denhill. 2024. My Left Breast – Finishing On The Right Side, Or Graded On Her Curves, pArticipate, May 13, 2024[1]

Die Burger, 10 October 2024.

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