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| − | ''[[Just So Stories]]'' | + | ''[[Just So Stories]]'' can refer to several stage versions of the ''Just So Stories for Little Children'' - a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling. |
| − | == | + | ==Translations and adaptations |
| + | There are several adaptations of the stories, including: | ||
| − | + | * a 1979 adaptation presented by students of the [[Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama]]. | |
| + | * a 1986 stage play version devised by [[Joyce Levinsohn]] and [[Jill Girard]]. | ||
==Production history in South Africa== | ==Production history in South Africa== | ||
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| + | 1979: Presented at the [[Nico Malan Theatre Complex]] by students of the [[Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama]] under the auspices of [[CAPAB]]. | ||
1986: Presented by [[Children's Theatre Productions]] at the Zoo's Old Elephant House in Johannesburg, directed by [[Joyce Levinsohn]] and [[Jill Girard]]. | 1986: Presented by [[Children's Theatre Productions]] at the Zoo's Old Elephant House in Johannesburg, directed by [[Joyce Levinsohn]] and [[Jill Girard]]. | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 27 May 2026
Just So Stories can refer to several stage versions of the Just So Stories for Little Children - a 1902 collection of origin stories by the British author Rudyard Kipling.
==Translations and adaptations There are several adaptations of the stories, including:
- a 1979 adaptation presented by students of the Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama.
- a 1986 stage play version devised by Joyce Levinsohn and Jill Girard.
Production history in South Africa
1979: Presented at the Nico Malan Theatre Complex by students of the Maas-Phillips College of Speech and Drama under the auspices of CAPAB.
1986: Presented by Children's Theatre Productions at the Zoo's Old Elephant House in Johannesburg, directed by Joyce Levinsohn and Jill Girard.
Sources
Greyvenstein, Walter 1988. The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: Rand Afrikaans University.
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