Agreed
Agreed is the title of a trilogy of three plays by Robert Browning, Nick Warren and Lionel Newton
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BEING EDITED
The original text
Originally titled Rats! (performed 2013) it consists of three pieces threaded together by a theme of greed.The pieces performed consist of a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of The Pied Piper of Hamelin, a satirical look at the colonial legacy called The Handover by Nick Warren. The final piece, Jasmine’s Jewel by Lionel Newton.
In 2014 it was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as Agreed. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now includes a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2013: First performed as Rats! at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square as part of the Arts Alive Festival, directed by Sylvaine Strike and starring Lionel Newton.
2014: The reconstructed two-man piece, renamed as Agreed, performed in The Laager Theatre at The Market Theatre In January. Directed: by Sylvaine Strike with Lionel Newton (actor) and Kutlwano Masote (cello)
Sources
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
https://artscomments.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/agreeds-talented-trio/
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