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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Originally titled '''''[[Rats!]]''''' (performed 2013) it consists of three pieces threaded together by a theme of greed.The pieces performed consist of a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of ''[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]'', a satirical look at the colonial legacy called ''[[The Handover]]'' by [[Nick Warren]]. The final piece, ''[[Jasmine’s Jewel]]'' by [[Lionel Newton]].
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Originally titled '''''[[Rats!]]''''' (performed 2013) the play consists of three pieces/vignettes threaded together by a theme of greed. The pieces performed consist of:
  
In 2014 it was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as ''[[Agreed]]''. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now includes a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist.
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'''''[[Rats!]]''''', a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of ''[[The Pied Piper of Hamelin]]'',
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'''''[[The Handover]]''''' (''[[The Hand-over]]''), a satirical look at the colonial legacy by [[Nick Warren]]
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'''''[[Jasmine's Jewel]]''''' by [[Lionel Newton]].
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In 2014 the trilogy was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as ''[[Agreed]]''. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now included a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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2013: First performed as '''''[[Rats!]]''''' at the [[Auto & General Theatre on the Square]] as part of the [[Arts Alive Festival]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and starring [[Lionel Newton]].
 
2013: First performed as '''''[[Rats!]]''''' at the [[Auto & General Theatre on the Square]] as part of the [[Arts Alive Festival]], directed by [[Sylvaine Strike]] and starring [[Lionel Newton]].
  
2014: The reconstructed two-man piece, renamed as ''[[Agreed]]'', performed in ''[[The Laager]]'' at the [[Market Theatre]] In January.  Directed: by [[Sylvaine Strike]] with [[Lionel Newton]] (actor) and [[Kutlwano Masote]] (cello)
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2014: The reconstructed two-man piece, renamed as ''[[Agreed]]'', performed in [[The Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] In January.  Directed: by [[Sylvaine Strike]] with [[Lionel Newton]] (actor) and [[Kutlwano Masote]] (cello)
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==

Latest revision as of 15:28, 15 April 2024

Agreed is the title of a trilogy of three plays by Robert Browning, Nick Warren and Lionel Newton

BEING EDITED

The original text

Originally titled Rats! (performed 2013) the play consists of three pieces/vignettes threaded together by a theme of greed. The pieces performed consist of:

Rats!, a rendition of Robert Browning’s famous poetic account of The Pied Piper of Hamelin,

The Handover (The Hand-over), a satirical look at the colonial legacy by Nick Warren

Jasmine's Jewel by Lionel Newton.

In 2014 the trilogy was reconstructed as a two-man piece with music and renamed for performance as Agreed. The vignettes remain three monologues performed by a single actor, but now included a multi-disciplinary duet between an actor and a cellist.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2013: First performed as Rats! at the Auto & General Theatre on the Square as part of the Arts Alive Festival, directed by Sylvaine Strike and starring Lionel Newton.

2014: The reconstructed two-man piece, renamed as Agreed, performed in The Laager at the Market Theatre In January. Directed: by Sylvaine Strike with Lionel Newton (actor) and Kutlwano Masote (cello)

Sources

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

https://artscomments.wordpress.com/2014/01/11/agreeds-talented-trio/

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