Insomnia

Insomnia is a short play by Mike van Graan (1959-).

The original text

Based on Van Graan's 2008 commissioned work, Insomnia is the tale of the result of taking paraldehyde, a sedative he took because he suffered from insomnia after he had been injured in a railway accident.

It was written fro, and first performed at, Insomnia was at the the 08 Feest at De Appel Teater in Den Haag on 7 June, 2008.

Performance history in South Africa

2008: Insomnia was performed at Artscape in Cape Town, as part of a trilogy of short experimental plays (along with Guests by Wannie de Wijn and Power by Jaco Bouwer). Thereafter Also done at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown and at the 969 Festival in Braamfontein. Insomnia was directed by David Geysen and the soundtrack by David Geysen and Carl Beukman.

Performance abroad

Insomnia was at the De Appel Festival in Den Haag in 2008.

Sources

Beeld, 18 June 2008.

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