Difference between revisions of "A Lesson from Aloes"

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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[The Company]] theatre programme, 1978.
  
[[The Company]] theatre programme, 1978.  
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[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
  
 
[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
 
[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

Revision as of 11:16, 14 September 2015

A Lesson from Aloes is a 1978 three-hander play by Athol Fugard. A play about loyalty and betrayal in the struggle against apartheid. First published by Oxford University Press, 1981.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1978: First performed by The Company on 30 November 1978 in the Market Theatre, directed by the playwright, with Marius Weyers (Piet Bezuidenhout), Shelagh Holliday (Gladys Bezuidenhout) and Fugard (Steve Daniels).

1979: Produced by the Market Theatre, directed by the playwright, and featuring Marius Weyers, Bill Curry and Shelagh Holliday. Performed in the Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre.

1983: Staged by PACOFS, directed by Cobus Rossouw starring Sandra Kotzé and Schalk Jacobsz.

Sources

The Company theatre programme, 1978.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

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