Difference between revisions of "Mother Goose"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''Mother Goose'', written by [[Glynn Day]]. | + | [[Mother Goose]] is a character that originated in children's fiction, as the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes. |
| + | |||
| + | ==Original text== | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | A version of ''Mother Goose'', written by [[Glynn Day]]. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1984: Pantomime version presented by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Robin Williams]]. | ||
| + | |||
1987: Directed by [[Glynn Day]] for a [[Baxter Theatre]]/Glynn Day Children's Theatre Production, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] and on tour at the [[Ford Little Theatre]] in 1987. The cast: [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Corinne Willoughby]], [[Sharon Day]], [[Ricardo Koopman]], [[John Dennison]]. | 1987: Directed by [[Glynn Day]] for a [[Baxter Theatre]]/Glynn Day Children's Theatre Production, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] and on tour at the [[Ford Little Theatre]] in 1987. The cast: [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Corinne Willoughby]], [[Sharon Day]], [[Ricardo Koopman]], [[John Dennison]]. | ||
| − | 1989: | + | 1989: Glynn Day's adaptation with music by [[Pippa Duffy]], presented by [[Story Spinning Theatre]] was directed by [[John Dennison]] and performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]] in March 1989. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| Line 11: | Line 18: | ||
''Baxter Diary'', February-March 1989. | ''Baxter Diary'', February-March 1989. | ||
| + | [[Walter Greyvenstein|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 14 May 2026
Mother Goose is a character that originated in children's fiction, as the imaginary author of a collection of French fairy tales and later of English nursery rhymes.
Contents
Original text
Translations and adaptations
A version of Mother Goose, written by Glynn Day.
Performance history in South Africa
1984: Pantomime version presented by PEMADS at the Little Theatre, directed by Robin Williams.
1987: Directed by Glynn Day for a Baxter Theatre/Glynn Day Children's Theatre Production, performed in the Baxter Studio and on tour at the Ford Little Theatre in 1987. The cast: Pippa Duffy, Glynn Day, Corinne Willoughby, Sharon Day, Ricardo Koopman, John Dennison.
1989: Glynn Day's adaptation with music by Pippa Duffy, presented by Story Spinning Theatre was directed by John Dennison and performed in the Baxter Studio in March 1989.
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987
Baxter Diary, February-March 1989.
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to M in Plays I Original SA Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
