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by [[Iris Vaughan]] and adapted by [[Norman Coombes]] and [[F. Ogilvie]]. Full-length. Cast: mixed. | by [[Iris Vaughan]] and adapted by [[Norman Coombes]] and [[F. Ogilvie]]. Full-length. Cast: mixed. | ||
| − | This South African classic is the delightful, true diary of a young girl between the ages of about eight and twelve years at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is unintentionally hilarious and retains all the spelling errors of the original. Iris's father was a magistrate stationed in various small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the diary gives the reader an enchanting view of small-town life in the Cape Colony through the eyes of a perceptive young girl. | + | This South African classic is the delightful, true diary of a young girl between the ages of about eight and twelve years at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is unintentionally hilarious and retains all the spelling errors of the original. Iris's father was a magistrate stationed in various small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the diary gives the reader an enchanting view of small-town life in the Cape Colony through the eyes of a perceptive young girl. |
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| + | A Just Us Company production was directed by [[Cindy Just]] in 1983, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]]. The cast: [[Corinne Willoughby]], [[David Laithwaite]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[John Dennison]], [[Clare Dembovsky]], [[Paul Buckby]], [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Catherine Molteno]], [[Niccola Perez]]. | ||
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| + | http://www.cederbergpublishers.co.za/eshop/eshop_items/view/4 | ||
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| + | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''. | ||
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Revision as of 12:39, 20 September 2013
by Iris Vaughan and adapted by Norman Coombes and F. Ogilvie. Full-length. Cast: mixed.
This South African classic is the delightful, true diary of a young girl between the ages of about eight and twelve years at the beginning of the twentieth century. It is unintentionally hilarious and retains all the spelling errors of the original. Iris's father was a magistrate stationed in various small towns in the Eastern Cape, South Africa, and the diary gives the reader an enchanting view of small-town life in the Cape Colony through the eyes of a perceptive young girl.
A Just Us Company production was directed by Cindy Just in 1983, performed in the Baxter Studio. The cast: Corinne Willoughby, David Laithwaite, Merle Lifson, John Dennison, Clare Dembovsky, Paul Buckby, Pippa Duffy, Catherine Molteno, Niccola Perez.
Sources
http://www.cederbergpublishers.co.za/eshop/eshop_items/view/4
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
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