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| − | by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]. A short comedyplay about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous | + | by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]. A short comedyplay about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Over the Hill]]'' is the second part. First presented at the [[PACT]] [[Liqui-Fruit Pot Pourri Festival]] in September, 1984, with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Graham Hopkins]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In December, 1984, as part of the [[Oude Libertas Summer Festival]], in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Neil McCarthy]] and [[Jenny Sharp]]. In July, 1985 – it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Over the Hill]]'') at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts]], with the following cast: [[James Borthwick]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Kate Edwards]]. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).?* |
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Revision as of 12:02, 20 November 2013
by Paul Slabolepszy. A short comedyplay about cricket-players and fans, {set in the dressing rooms}XXXX at Newlands cricket ground in Cape Town.It’s set in the sitting stalls under the famous oak trees (which do not exist anymore) at the Newlands Cricket Ground. One part of a two-hander, of which Over the Hill is the second part. First presented at the PACT Liqui-Fruit Pot Pourri Festival in September, 1984, with the following cast: James Borthwick, Graham Hopkins and Jenny Sharp. In December, 1984, as part of the Oude Libertas Summer Festival, in Stellenbosch, it was performed with the following cast: James Borthwick, Neil McCarthy and Jenny Sharp. In July, 1985 – it began a National Tour (as part of a Double-bill with Over the Hill) at the Grahamstown Standard Bank Festival of the Arts, with the following cast: James Borthwick, Jonathan Rands and Kate Edwards. Published in Mooi Street and Other Moves by Witwatersrand University Press (1994).?*
Sources
National Arts Festival programme, 1985.
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