Other People's Lives

Other People's Lives is a play by Amy Jephta.

The original text

First showcased at the Artscape New Writing Programme in 2012, the play offers a matter-of-fact perspective on human relationships, with two timelines and two separate storylines, intertwine within the confines of two adjacent city flats (one above the other).

The text published in S.A. Gay Plays 2 : an anthology of plays, 1994-2013, compiled by Robin Malan. Mowbray, South Africa : Junkets Publisher, 2013.

Performance history in South Africa

2011: Showcased at the end of the 2011 Spring Drama Season at Artscape, as a play in development in the Artscape New Writing Programme. Directed by Alex Halligey with Liezl de Kock, Jill Levenberg, Mark Elderkin and Jenny Stead. Design by Jerome Chapman with lighting by Alfred Rietmann.

2012: Performed 13 to 29 September in the Artscape Arena, directed by Sanjin Muftic with Jayne Batzofin, Carla Foncesca, Lauren Steyn and Carel Nel. Design by Illka Louw, lighting by Alfred Rietmann.

Sources

The Sunday Argus 30 September 2012.

https://mondaymissilereview.wordpress.com/2012/09/30/review-other-peoples-lives-by-amy-jephta-directed-by-sanjin-muftic-artscape-arena-13-to-29-september-2012-clifford-graham-reviews/

https://www.pressreader.com/south-africa/cape-times/20120920/281865820673013

https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/196/429/81864.html

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