No. 1 Utopia Lane
No. 1 Utopia Lane is a one-act play by Damon Galgut.
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The original text
The play examines the claustrophobic hold that one man exerts over a group of weaklings, and their striving for independence. It was written while the author was a pupil at Pretoria Boys' High School and and Galgut won a prize at the 1981 SACEE One-act Play Festival for it.
The text was published by Jonathan Ball in 1983/5?* (with Echoes of Anger). 1988).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans translation by Ray Theron as Utopialaan No.1.
Performance history in South Africa
1981: Performed at the at the SACEE One-act Play Festival, where the play for it.
Sources
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