Boo to the Moon

Boo to the Moon is a play by Paul Slabolepszy about five white teenagers involved in a car prang on a lonely road in Natal after a matric farewell party. Published in Mooi Street and Other Moves, 1994.

Performance history in South Africa

The original production was created for the Loft Theatre Company by Paul Slabolepszy, opening 12 November 1986 in the Loft Theatre (Natal Playhouse) under the author's direction, starring Greg Melvill-Smith (Spider), Judy Broderick (Jessica), Christopher Wells (Coxie), Simon Heale (Allie) and Annie Harvey (Myrtle).

Directed by Bobby Heaney for PACT Drama, 1987, opening at the Windybrow Theatre in May and subsequently at the State Theatre, Pretoria and the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town. The cast: Stephen Jennings as Spider, Susan Danford as Jessica, Bruce Alexander as Coxie, Glenn Swart as Allister and Anna-Mart van der Merwe as Myrtle.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans by André van der Merwe: Boe vir die Maan. Shorter version: Te Hel met die Maan (“To Hell with the Moon”) by Johannie Gerber.

Sources

Boo to the Moon theatre programme, 1987.

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