Take Root or Die
Take Root or Die is a play by Guy Butler (1918-2000)[]
Contents
The original text
A piece about the coming of the 1820 British Settlers to Southern Africa.
The text Published by Balkema in 1970.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1966: Performed as one of the opening productions for the Rhodes University Theatre Complex in 1966.
1970: Performed again and published as part of the 150 year celebrations of the coming of the settlers??.. * The cast: Alan Kenyon as John Stubbs, Paddy McLelland as Mrs Stubbs, Noël Roos as Thomas Stubbs and Cathie Evans as John Stubbs (jnr); Tessa Randal as Eliza Debnam; Peter Lawton as Rev. John Ayliff; David Craig as Captain Trappes; Rosemary du Plessis as Henrietta; Roger Loveday as Thomas Pringle; Diana Sinclair as Jane Dold; John Gardiner as John Montgomery; Sue Parker as Anna; Paul Probert as Driver.
Sources
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