Palach

Palach is a 1970 play by Alan Burns (1929–2013)[1] and Charles Marowitz(1934-2014)[2].

The original text

A play about about the suicide of Jan Palach [3], first produced in London at the Open Space Theatre, 11 November 1970.

Performance history in South Africa

197?: Performed by U.C.T. Drama School students at The Space (Cape Town), directed by Dorrian McLaren.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Marowitz

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Palach

http://www.csus.edu/indiv/m/maddendw/alan%20burns%20dlb.pdf

Astbury 1979.

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