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| − | Translated into English as ''[[Miracle]]'' and published by Oberon Books in ''Plays One'' by [[Reza de Wet]] (also containing ''[[Mis|Missing]]'' and ''[[Drif|Crossing]]'') in 2001. | + | Translated into English as ''[[Miracle]]'' by [[Steven Stead]] and published by Oberon Books in ''Plays One'' by [[Reza de Wet]] (also containing ''[[Mis|Missing]]'' and ''[[Drif|Crossing]]'') in 2001. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 09:32, 26 February 2015
("Miracle") by Reza de Wet. A magical-realist play about a touring theatre company who perform Everyman in a rural town.
Contents
The original text
First published by HAUM as part of a trilogy entitled Trits (1993). The collection won De Wet the Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1993.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Miracle by Steven Stead and published by Oberon Books in Plays One by Reza de Wet (also containing Missing and Crossing) in 2001.
Performance history in South Africa
1992: Performed at the 1992 National Arts Festival, directed by Stephan Bouwer with Patrick Mynhardt, Annelisa Weiland, Dawid Minnaar, Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Frantz Dobrowsky and Lerina Erasmus. Stage manager Anna Carrilho, Lighting Michael Carklin, Set design by John Porter. This production was repeated in the Momentum Theatre, Pretoria
1994: Staged by CAPAB in February 1994 in the Arena Theatre at the Nico Malan Theatre, directed by Marthinus Basson with Mary Dreyer (Winner Fleur du Cap Award for Best Supporting Actress), Louw Verwey, Sandra Temmingh, Jan Ellis, Neels Coetzee and Michelle Scott.
2013 Staged by UCT students, directed by Sandra Temmingh, Arena Theatre Cape Town
Sources
1992 National Arts Festival Souvenir Programme, p. 65
Cape Argus 4 February 1994
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