Joggers
A one-act play by Geraldine Aron.
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The original text
A study of two couples experiencing marital crises brought on by middle-age, set in a South African resort.
First published in Theatre Two: New South African Drama (Ed. Stephen Gray), 1981, and subsequently in Seven Plays and Four Monologues, David Philip, 1985.
Performances
It opened at the Space theatre in 1978, later played internationally at The Kings Head, London, The Edinburgh Festival.
Performances in South Africa
Stage
1979: First performed as a lunch hour show at The Space (Cape Town), directed by Roland Stafford with Ken Berry, Yvonne Copley, Sue Hanson and Derek Lyndon. Faruk Hoosain was the stage manager.
Television
1979: Televised by the SABC, directed by Manie van Rensburg with Grethe Fox and Henry Goodman. Won the SABC-TV Best Play Award and the Tonight Award for Best Single Drama.
Sources
Aron, Geraldine. 1985. Seven Plays and Four Monologues
Brian Barrow and Yvonne Williams-Short (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geraldine_Aron
http://www.theagency.co.uk/clients/clientdisplay.html?viewListing=MTE3OQ==
http://www.samuelfrench.com/author/1029/geraldine-aron
Astbury, 1979
Gosher, 1988
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