Difference between revisions of "Water Tables"
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| − | ''[[Water Tables]]'' is | + | ''[[Water Tables]]'' is an English play in four scenes by [[Marcelle Olivier]] () |
| − | An initial version also bears the alternative title of ''[[Vrystaat Gothic]]''. ('''Not to be confused with the English collection called '''[[African Gothic]]''' by [[Reza de Wet]].'') | + | An initial version also bears the alternative title of ''[[Vrystaat Gothic]]''. ('''Not to be confused with the English collection called '''[[African Gothic]]''' by [[Reza de Wet]], though it bears some resemblances to that play.'') |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
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A set in 1990 the play in four scenes is about family relationships, a struggling farm, receding water tables and an unscrupulous mining company. | A set in 1990 the play in four scenes is about family relationships, a struggling farm, receding water tables and an unscrupulous mining company. | ||
| − | Written as an exercise for a playwriting course at the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]. A handwritten note in the typed text identifies it as the "first final draft" used for a playreading during the course. | + | Written as an exercise for a playwriting course at the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]. A handwritten note in the typed text identifies it as the "first final draft" used for a playreading during the course. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | The text of the play, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | + | The text of the play, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. 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]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 06:13, 15 August 2025
Water Tables is an English play in four scenes by Marcelle Olivier ()
An initial version also bears the alternative title of Vrystaat Gothic. ('Not to be confused with the English collection called African Gothic by Reza de Wet, though it bears some resemblances to that play.)
Contents
The original text
A set in 1990 the play in four scenes is about family relationships, a struggling farm, receding water tables and an unscrupulous mining company.
Written as an exercise for a playwriting course at the Stellenbosch Drama Department. A handwritten note in the typed text identifies it as the "first final draft" used for a playreading during the course.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
The text of the play, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022. 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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