Glassroots

Glassroots by Fiona Coyne. A comedy about a young public relations officer who brings home a black fianceé. First produced under the Baxter Theatre New Writers scheme in the Baxter Sanlam Studio in November 2000, directed by Roy Sargeant, starring Diane Wilson, Gail Reagon, Wiseman Sithole & Jenny Stead. Immensely popular the play won several awards, including Fleur du Cap Best Actress Award, Fleur du Cap Best Supporting Actress Award, Fleur du Cap Best Director Award, and Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script. Repeated numerous times after its initial run, opening in Johannesburg for the first time at Pieter Toerien's Montecasino Theatre in 2006. The text was published in the collection 2+2 plays by comPress, c2000.

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