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| − | by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]. A play about life in Long Street, Cape Town. First produced in 1977 at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Festival]] and on tour with [[Val de Klerk]], [[Melanie-Anne Asher]] (*''sic'' - is this [[Melanie-Ann Sher]]? Given this way by Uys in his list of plays), [[Christine Basson]], [[William Meyer]] – Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1977 [[Market Theatre]], with Val de Klerk, [[Melanie-Ann Sher]], [[Magda Beukes]], [[William Meyer]] – Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1978 [[Edinburgh Festival]] and London: [[Naomi Buch]], [[Barbara Kinghorn]], [[Helen Bourne]], [[Frank Williams]] – dir: [[Roberta Durrant]] 1980 Granada TV: [[Estelle Kohler]], Naomi Buch, [[Shelley Borkum]] – dir: [[Howard Baker | + | by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]. A play about life in Long Street, Cape Town. |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | First produced in 1977 at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Festival]]. | ||
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| + | First published in ''[[Theatre One]]'' (ed [[Stephen Gray]]) by [[Ad Donker]], 1981. Also published in ''[[Paradise is Closing Down & other Plays]]'' by [[Penguin]]. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | First produced in 1977 at the [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Festival]] and on tour with [[Val de Klerk]], [[Melanie-Anne Asher]] (*''sic'' - is this [[Melanie-Ann Sher]]? Given this way by Uys in his list of plays), [[Christine Basson]], [[William Meyer]] – Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1977 [[Market Theatre]], with Val de Klerk, [[Melanie-Ann Sher]], [[Magda Beukes]], [[William Meyer]] – | ||
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| + | Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1978 [[Edinburgh Festival]] and London: [[Naomi Buch]], [[Barbara Kinghorn]], [[Helen Bourne]], [[Frank Williams]] – dir: [[Roberta Durrant]] 1980 Granada TV: [[Estelle Kohler]], Naomi Buch, [[Shelley Borkum]] – dir: [[Howard Baker]]. | ||
Staged, together with ''[[God’s Forgotten]]'' and ''[[Karnaval]]'' (''"The Cape Town Trilogy"''), in July 1995 by the newly formed [[A Company of Actors]] in the [[Dock Road Theatre]] and in August 1995 in the [[Youth Theatre]] at the [[Civic Theatre]], directed by [[Mark Graham]], with [[Lynne Maree]], [[Theresa van As]], [[Shaun Arnolds]] and [[Lynita Crofford]]. | Staged, together with ''[[God’s Forgotten]]'' and ''[[Karnaval]]'' (''"The Cape Town Trilogy"''), in July 1995 by the newly formed [[A Company of Actors]] in the [[Dock Road Theatre]] and in August 1995 in the [[Youth Theatre]] at the [[Civic Theatre]], directed by [[Mark Graham]], with [[Lynne Maree]], [[Theresa van As]], [[Shaun Arnolds]] and [[Lynita Crofford]]. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
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Revision as of 16:12, 9 April 2015
by Pieter-Dirk Uys. A play about life in Long Street, Cape Town.
Contents
The original text
First produced in 1977 at the Grahamstown Festival.
First published in Theatre One (ed Stephen Gray) by Ad Donker, 1981. Also published in Paradise is Closing Down & other Plays by Penguin.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
First produced in 1977 at the Grahamstown Festival and on tour with Val de Klerk, Melanie-Anne Asher (*sic - is this Melanie-Ann Sher? Given this way by Uys in his list of plays), Christine Basson, William Meyer – Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1977 Market Theatre, with Val de Klerk, Melanie-Ann Sher, Magda Beukes, William Meyer –
Directed by Pieter-Dirk Uys. 1978 Edinburgh Festival and London: Naomi Buch, Barbara Kinghorn, Helen Bourne, Frank Williams – dir: Roberta Durrant 1980 Granada TV: Estelle Kohler, Naomi Buch, Shelley Borkum – dir: Howard Baker.
Staged, together with God’s Forgotten and Karnaval ("The Cape Town Trilogy"), in July 1995 by the newly formed A Company of Actors in the Dock Road Theatre and in August 1995 in the Youth Theatre at the Civic Theatre, directed by Mark Graham, with Lynne Maree, Theresa van As, Shaun Arnolds and Lynita Crofford.
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
Return to
Return to P in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to Main Page
