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| − | ''[[ Sylvia]]'' play | + | ''[[ Sylvia]]'' is the title given to two play texts, both one-woman pieces about the life and work of [[Sylvia Plath]], compiled from her writings. |
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Originally written by [[Ian Ferguson]] in the late 1970s, it is a one-woman piece about the life and work of [[Sylvia Plath]], compiled from her writings. | Originally written by [[Ian Ferguson]] in the late 1970s, it is a one-woman piece about the life and work of [[Sylvia Plath]], compiled from her writings. | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | + | See the [[Linda Pienaar]] text below | |
| − | According to the director [[Johann van Heerden]], this text had been compiled by the student actress [[Linda Pienaar]] from a range of sources. | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
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| + | 1970s: Staged at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town | ||
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| + | =''[[Sylvia]]'' by [[Linda Pienaar]]= | ||
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| + | According to the director [[Johann van Heerden]], this text had been compiled by the student actress [[Linda Pienaar]] from a range of sources. | ||
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| + | A typed copy of a text for a play also called ''[[Sylvia]]'' was found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | ||
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| + | Possibly an adaptation of the published Ferguson text. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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1987: Performed by [[Linda Pienaar]] at the Drama Department, [[Stellenbosch University]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]]. | 1987: Performed by [[Linda Pienaar]] at the Drama Department, [[Stellenbosch University]], directed by [[Johann van Heerden]]. | ||
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Theatre programme for the production of [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984) | Theatre programme for the production of [[Ian Ferguson]]'s ''[[Falstaff]]'' (1984) | ||
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[[Linda Pienaar]]. 1987. Typed copy of ''[[Sylvia]]'', found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | [[Linda Pienaar]]. 1987. Typed copy of ''[[Sylvia]]'', found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa. | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:29, 18 July 2025
Sylvia is the title given to two play texts, both one-woman pieces about the life and work of Sylvia Plath, compiled from her writings.
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Sylvia by Ian Ferguson (1937-)
Originally written by Ian Ferguson in the late 1970s, it is a one-woman piece about the life and work of Sylvia Plath, compiled from her writings.
The text published in Contemporary South African Plays (compiled by Ernest Pereira, published by Ravan Press, 1977)
Translations and adaptations
See the Linda Pienaar text below
Performance history in South Africa
1970s: Staged at the Little Theatre, Cape Town
Sylvia by Linda Pienaar
According to the director Johann van Heerden, this text had been compiled by the student actress Linda Pienaar from a range of sources.
A typed copy of a text for a play also called Sylvia was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Possibly an adaptation of the published Ferguson text.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Late 1970s: Staged at the Little Theatre, Cape Town
1987: Performed by Linda Pienaar at the Drama Department, Stellenbosch University, directed by Johann van Heerden.
Sources
Theatre programme for the production of Ian Ferguson's Falstaff (1984)
Curriculum Vitae of Johann van Heerden (2011)
Linda Pienaar. 1987. Typed copy of Sylvia, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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