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by [[Douglas Livingstone]]. A radio play. A wry reworking of [[Luis De Camoens]]’ epic poem ‘’[[The Lusiads]]’’, about the Adamastor myth., through which  Livingstone parodies the European-African encounter. Broadcast 1963, it was awarded BBC/Federal Broadcasting Corporation Prize 1963. It was first staged in 1970/71*? by the [[Theatre Workshop Company]] of the University of Natal, under the direction of [[Pieter Scholtz]]. Published in ''[[Theatre Two]]'' in 1981 (ed. [[Stephen Gray]], pub. [[Ad Donker]]). (See Gosher, 1988)
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''The Sea my Winding Sheet'' is a radio play by [[Douglas Livingstone]]. A wry reworking of [[Luis De Camoens]]’ epic poem ''[[The Lusiads]]'', about the Adamastor myth, through which  Livingstone parodies the European-African encounter. Broadcast 1963, it was awarded BBC/Federal Broadcasting Corporation Prize 1963.  
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It was first staged in 1970/71*? by the [[Theatre Workshop Company]] of the University of Natal, under the direction of [[Pieter Scholtz]].  
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Published in [[ESAT Bibliography Gra|''Theatre One'']], edited by [[Stephen Gray]], 1978. (See [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988).
  
  

Revision as of 16:25, 20 November 2015

The Sea my Winding Sheet is a radio play by Douglas Livingstone. A wry reworking of Luis De Camoens’ epic poem The Lusiads, about the Adamastor myth, through which Livingstone parodies the European-African encounter. Broadcast 1963, it was awarded BBC/Federal Broadcasting Corporation Prize 1963.

It was first staged in 1970/71*? by the Theatre Workshop Company of the University of Natal, under the direction of Pieter Scholtz.

Published in Theatre One, edited by Stephen Gray, 1978. (See Gosher, 1988).


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