The Pain
The Pain has been used as the title for two South African dramatic works:
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The Pain by Pauline Smith (1884-1959)
The original text
A dramatised version of a short story by this name, originally written by South African novelist Pauline Smith and adapted adapted for the stage by
Performances
1981: Performed at the Baxter Theatre, featuring Yvonne Bryceland.
Sources
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
The Pain by Emily Tseu (1972-)
The orignal text
Her debut play, it was workshopped, with the help of Percy Mtwa, as part of the Windybrow Arts Festival in 1998
Performances
1998: First staged in March at the Windybrow Arts Festival, directed by Jerry Raletebele, with Emily Tseu, Betty Maretele and Tanine Pelle.
1998: Staged in July in the Adcock-Ingram Auditorium at the Windybrow Arts Centre, directed by Percy Mtwa, with Emily Tseu, Betty Maretele, Nthabiseng Pulumo, Ntombi Buthelezi.
Sources
Philip Kakaza 1998. Woza Percy! in Mail & Guardian 17 July 1998[1]
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