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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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Based on the author's experiences as a U.S. Navy aviator, the play deals with a U.S. Navy accident investigation which became a gay witch hunt during the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era.
  
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It premiered at The King's Head Theatre on London’s fringe in 1995 and then moved to The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, where the play received Evening Standard nominations and won two Olivier Awards.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] by arrangement with Robert Fox and Patrick O'Shea in 1996 and staged at the [[Theatre on the Bay]] opening 18 May and the [[Alhambra Theatre]] opening 14 June. Directed by [[Mark Graham]], designed by [[Andrew Botha]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. The cast included [[Kevin Otto]] (Lt David Lynch), [[Calvin Hayward]] (Lt Will Stephensen), [[Joseph Clark]] (Special Agent Cokely), [[Siyabonga Twala]] (Special Agent Jones), [[Tony Faifer]] (Lt Matthew Blackwood), [[Alex Ferns]] (Lt j.g. Charlie Trumbo), [[Janet du Plessis]] (Tammi Blackwood/Nancy Spencer), [[Jo da Silva]] (Susan Stephensen).
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1996: First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] by arrangement with Robert Fox and Patrick O'Shea. Directed by [[Mark Graham]], designed by [[Andrew Botha]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. The cast included [[Kevin Otto]] (Lt David Lynch), [[Calvin Hayward]] (Lt Will Stephensen), [[Joseph Clark]] (Special Agent Cokely), [[Siyabonga Twala]] (Special Agent Jones), [[Tony Faifer]] (Lt Matthew Blackwood), [[Alex Ferns]] (Lt j.g. Charlie Trumbo), [[Janet du Plessis]] (Tammi Blackwood/Nancy Spencer), [[Jo da Silva]] (Susan Stephensen). It opened opening at the [[Theatre on the Bay]] on 18 May, followed by run at at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Johannesburg,  opening 14 June.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMW_Greer#Burning_Blue
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Blue
  
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._M._W._Greer
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._M._W._Greer

Latest revision as of 12:07, 31 October 2020

Burning Blue is a play by D.M.W. Greer (1957-)[1].

The original text

Based on the author's experiences as a U.S. Navy aviator, the play deals with a U.S. Navy accident investigation which became a gay witch hunt during the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" era.

It premiered at The King's Head Theatre on London’s fringe in 1995 and then moved to The Theatre Royal, Haymarket, where the play received Evening Standard nominations and won two Olivier Awards.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1996: First produced in South Africa by Pieter Toerien by arrangement with Robert Fox and Patrick O'Shea. Directed by Mark Graham, designed by Andrew Botha, lighting by Jannie Swanepoel. The cast included Kevin Otto (Lt David Lynch), Calvin Hayward (Lt Will Stephensen), Joseph Clark (Special Agent Cokely), Siyabonga Twala (Special Agent Jones), Tony Faifer (Lt Matthew Blackwood), Alex Ferns (Lt j.g. Charlie Trumbo), Janet du Plessis (Tammi Blackwood/Nancy Spencer), Jo da Silva (Susan Stephensen). It opened opening at the Theatre on the Bay on 18 May, followed by run at at the Alhambra Theatre, Johannesburg, opening 14 June.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_Blue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._M._W._Greer

Burning Blue theatre programme, 1996

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