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| + | Based on the experimental play/novella ''Burning Bright'' by John Steinbeck, a play written in novel format. "Rather than providing only the dialogue and brief stage directions as would be expected in a play, Steinbeck fleshes out the scenes with details of both the characters and the environment"[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Bright]. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | The [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Reps]] staged a production of this play in 1962 with Israeli [[Albert Ninio]] directing [[Gordon Mulholland]]. The play's name comes from ''The Tyger'', a poem by William Blake about the "wonder of the creation". Steinbeck, like Blake, "pondered on man's finiteness in a boundless universe and found his answer in the creative richness of love: in man's capacity for good" (according to the programme of the production of 1962). The play was described as a "modern morality play, a parable told through four symbolic characters: husband, wife, friend and intruder" (Programme 1962). The play moves through three backgrounds namely a circus, a farm and on board a ship. The cast consisted of [[Gordon Mulholland]] (Joe Saul), [[Simon Swindell]] (Friend Ed), [[Marijke Haakman]] (Mordeen) and [[Michael McGovern]] (Victor). Decor by [[Roy Cooke]]. Stage Manager: [[Norman Kelly-Harde]]. Asst. Stage Manager: [[Garth Scott]]. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 07:50, 18 April 2014
Based on the experimental play/novella Burning Bright by John Steinbeck, a play written in novel format. "Rather than providing only the dialogue and brief stage directions as would be expected in a play, Steinbeck fleshes out the scenes with details of both the characters and the environment"[1].
Performance history in South Africa
The Reps staged a production of this play in 1962 with Israeli Albert Ninio directing Gordon Mulholland. The play's name comes from The Tyger, a poem by William Blake about the "wonder of the creation". Steinbeck, like Blake, "pondered on man's finiteness in a boundless universe and found his answer in the creative richness of love: in man's capacity for good" (according to the programme of the production of 1962). The play was described as a "modern morality play, a parable told through four symbolic characters: husband, wife, friend and intruder" (Programme 1962). The play moves through three backgrounds namely a circus, a farm and on board a ship. The cast consisted of Gordon Mulholland (Joe Saul), Simon Swindell (Friend Ed), Marijke Haakman (Mordeen) and Michael McGovern (Victor). Decor by Roy Cooke. Stage Manager: Norman Kelly-Harde. Asst. Stage Manager: Garth Scott.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Alexander Theatre programme of January 1962, No. 156.
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