The Primary English Class
The Primary English Class is a comedy by American playwright, director and actor Israel Horovitz [1] (born 1939). Full length. 5m, 4f.
Contents
The original text
The setting is a classroom where an eager young teacher is about to tackle her first assignment—teaching basic English to a group of new citizens, not one of whom speaks the same language as another.
Published in the series Dramatists Play Service. ISBN: 9780822209133.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1980: Performed at the Market Theatre 25 August - 27 September, directed by Malcolm Purkey starring Vanessa Cooke, Barrie Shah, [[Michael Maxwell], Fats Bookholane, Fats Dibeco, George Roulet, Shalom Kenan and Veronica Chokie.
Sources
Scenaria (20), 1980. Forthcoming events.
The Rand Daily Mail, 8 August 1980.
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