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''Absurd Person Singular'' by Alan Ayckbourn. * [[The Company]] staged this play designed by [[Anthony Farmer]] and co-directed by [[John Hussey]] and [[Mannie Manim]] with [[Diane Appleby]], [[Graham Armitage]], [[Naomi Buch]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Kerry Jordan]] and [[Gay Lambert]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 1977.  
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''Absurd Person Singular'' is a 1972 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn (1939-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Ayckbourn].  
  
[[Ken Leach]] directed the play in 1978 for a Baxter Company '78 production with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Keith Grenville]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Michele Maxwell]].
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== Subject ==
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Divided into three acts, the play documents the changing fortunes of three married couples. Each act takes place at a Christmas celebration at one of the couples' homes on successive Christmas Eves. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurd_Person_Singular]
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Derde Party]]'' by [[Martelize Kolver]] (2009).
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1977: Staged by [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in November, co-directed by [[John Hussey]] and [[Mannie Manim]], with [[Diane Appleby]], [[Graham Armitage]], [[Naomi Buch]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Kerry Jordan]] and [[Gay Lambert]]. Designed by [[Anthony Farmer]].
  
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1978: Staged in the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Ken Leach]] (opening 9 June), with [[Henry Goodman]] (Sidney), [[Grethe Fox]] (Jane), [[Keith Grenville]] (Ronald), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Marion), [[Wilson Dunster]] (Geoffrey) and [[Michele Maxwell]] (Eva). Designed by [[Cecilia Pienaar]], lighting by [[Derrick Markotter]].
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1979: Produced by the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], directed  by [[Chris Weare]], starring [[Lesley Winslow]], [[David Alcock]], [[Mary-Anne Naudé]], [[Jamie Crawford]] and [[Sandy Dacombe]], April 1979.
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1998: Staged in the [[Momentum Theatre]] at the [[State Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Rex Garner]], with [[Rex Garner]] (Ronald), [[Clare Marshall]] (Marion), [[Malcolm Terrey]] (Sidney), [[Annelisa Weiland]] (Jane), [[Robert Fridjhon]] (Geoffrey) and [[Geraldine Garner]] (Eva).
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2009: Staged at the [[Klein Libertas Teater]], Stellenbosch in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Derde Party]]'', directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]], with [[Susanne Beyers]], [[Johann Nel]], [[Petrus du Preez]], [[Martelize Kolver]], [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]] and [[Stephanie Hough]]. Set by [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]].
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== Sources ==
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absurd_Person_Singular].
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
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The [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Company]] theatre programme, 1978.
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[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
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http://m24arg02.naspers.com/argief/berigte/dieburger/2009/08/21/NJ/4/WESteater%2021.html
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 16:00, 5 June 2017

Absurd Person Singular is a 1972 play by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn (1939-)[1].

Subject

Divided into three acts, the play documents the changing fortunes of three married couples. Each act takes place at a Christmas celebration at one of the couples' homes on successive Christmas Eves. [2]

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Derde Party by Martelize Kolver (2009).

Performance history in South Africa

1977: Staged by The Company at the Market Theatre in November, co-directed by John Hussey and Mannie Manim, with Diane Appleby, Graham Armitage, Naomi Buch, Wilson Dunster, Kerry Jordan and Gay Lambert. Designed by Anthony Farmer.

1978: Staged in the Baxter Theatre, directed by Ken Leach (opening 9 June), with Henry Goodman (Sidney), Grethe Fox (Jane), Keith Grenville (Ronald), Sandra Prinsloo (Marion), Wilson Dunster (Geoffrey) and Michele Maxwell (Eva). Designed by Cecilia Pienaar, lighting by Derrick Markotter.

1979: Produced by the Rhodes University Drama Department, directed by Chris Weare, starring Lesley Winslow, David Alcock, Mary-Anne Naudé, Jamie Crawford and Sandy Dacombe, April 1979.

1998: Staged in the Momentum Theatre at the State Theatre in June, directed by Rex Garner, with Rex Garner (Ronald), Clare Marshall (Marion), Malcolm Terrey (Sidney), Annelisa Weiland (Jane), Robert Fridjhon (Geoffrey) and Geraldine Garner (Eva).

2009: Staged at the Klein Libertas Teater, Stellenbosch in Afrikaans as Derde Party, directed by Juanita Swanepoel, with Susanne Beyers, Johann Nel, Petrus du Preez, Martelize Kolver, Gaerin Hauptfleisch and Stephanie Hough. Set by Gaerin Hauptfleisch.

Sources

Wikipedia [3].

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.

The Baxter Company theatre programme, 1978.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

http://m24arg02.naspers.com/argief/berigte/dieburger/2009/08/21/NJ/4/WESteater%2021.html

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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