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| − | [[Sinbad]] (or also known as [[Sinbad the Sailor]]) is the name of a very popular fictional character who appears as the hero of an ancient story-cycle[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor]
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| − | == The original story ==
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| − | According to ''[[Wikipedia]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor], the stories are a late addition to the '''''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''''' cycle, only appearing as an independent cycle in 18th- and 19th-century collections. Sinbad is said to hail from Baghdad and was active during the early Abbasid Caliphate (8th and 9th centuries A.D.). In the course of seven voyages throughout the seas east of Africa and south of Asia, he has fantastic adventures in magical realms, encountering monsters and witnessing supernatural phenomena.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | The status of the Sinbad tales and personality in Western culture has led to numerous translations, adaptations to various media and a wide range of commercial and artistic uses. Many films, television series, animated cartoons, novels, and video games have been made, most of them featuring Sinbad not as a merchant who stumbles into adventure, but as a dashing dare-devil adventure-seeker.
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| − | <small>'''For more details on the various versions of the tale, see for example the Wikipedia entry at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor'''</small>
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| − | Many of these versions were specifically written and/or adapted for the stage, TV or film, and have been performed in South Africa, some by South African authors.
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| − | ===Stage versions performed in South Africa===
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| − | '''''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]''''' a [[pantomime]] by [[B. Bromilow-Downing]] (1953)
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| − | '''''[[Adventures of Sinbad]]''''', a [[pantomime on ice]] by [[Marjorie Chase]] (1960s)
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| − | '''''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]''''' a children's version by American playwright Jack A. Melanos (pub. Children's Theatre Publications, 1964; perf. [[PACT Playwork]], 1979). In 1985 Melanos also published what appears to be a new version in three acts called ''[[Sinbad and the Evil Genii]]''. Publisher Anchorage Press.
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| − | '''''[[Sinbad's African Adventures]]''''' a stage musical by [[Janice Honeyman]] (1992)
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| − | '''''[[Sinbad the Sailor]]''''' (perf. [[Kickstart Productions]], directed by [[Steven Stead]], 2022)
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| − | === Film & TV versions ===
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| − | A TV version with South African connections is:
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| − | '''''[[The Adventures of Sinbad]]''''' is a Canadian television series (1996-1998), partly filmed in Cape Town, with many South African performers in the cast and crew. ('''[[The Adventures of Sinbad|See entry]]''')
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| − | ==Performance history in South Africa==
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| − | 1953: Bromilow-Downing's version performed by the [[East London Guild Theatre]], directed by [[B. Bromilow-Downing]] with music by [[Arthur Markson]].
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| − | 1979: The Melanos text was used for [[PACT Children's Theatre]]'s production, directed by [[Jannie Gildenhuys]]
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| − | 1986: The Melanos text presented by [[Simon's Town Anchor Players]] at the [[Simonsberg Theatre]], directed by [[Estelle Knott-Craig]].
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| − | 2022: Performed by [[Kickstart Productions]], directed by [[Steven Stead]], with [[Samantha Peo]], [[Schoeman Smit]], [[Murray Todd]], [[Kiruna-Lind Devar]], [[Yamikani Mahaka-Phiri]] and [[Sandi Dlangalala]], among others. Set design by [[Greg King]].
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| − | = Sources =
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_the_Sailor
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| − | ''Sinbad's African Adventures'' theatre programme, 1992.
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Sinbad
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| − | Diane Rough Berg. 1971. ''Visual design of Jack A. Melanos' Sinbad the sailor''. An unpublished thesis submitted to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG ) [https://libres.uncg.edu/ir/uncg/listing.aspx?id=28164]
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| − | https://www.amazon.com/Sinbad-Evil-Genii-Jack-Melanos/dp/0876022514?ref_=ast_author_mpb
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| − | Guild Theatre website at http://www.guildtheatre.co.za/
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| − | [[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.
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