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| − | by [[Ismael Mohamed]]. A play about the dilemma in the South Africa of "coloured" people who had sought to "try for white" under apartheid and the position of gay men in the white [[Afrikaner]] hinterland. | + | by [[Ismael Mohamed]]. A play about the dilemma in the South Africa of "coloured" people who had sought to "try for white" under apartheid and the position of gay men in the white [[Afrikaner]] hinterland. |
First published in [[Kathy A. Perkins]] (ed) ''[[Black South African Women: An Anthology of Plays]]'' by [[Routledge]] in 1998. | First published in [[Kathy A. Perkins]] (ed) ''[[Black South African Women: An Anthology of Plays]]'' by [[Routledge]] in 1998. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | The play was apparently originally written in 1994 for the actress [[Lizz Meiring]], but due to work commitments, she could not perform it at that time. | |
| − | Produced at the [[Suidoosterfees|Suidooster Arts Festival]], the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] | + | 1995 Produced at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Gabi Murray]], directed by [[Ismael Mohammed]]. |
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| + | 1996: Produced at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] with [[Nicole Krowitz]], directed by [[Karen De Abreu]]. | ||
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| + | 2014: Produced at the [[Suidoosterfees|Suidooster Arts Festival]], the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]] by the [[Kosie House of Theatre]], directed by [[Zane Meas]] with [[Lizz Meiring]]. Music created by [[Coenie de Villiers]] with set and lighting design by [[Kosie Smit]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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Cheaper Than Roses comes to the Baxter (04/12/2014), Artslink [http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=35237] | Cheaper Than Roses comes to the Baxter (04/12/2014), Artslink [http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=35237] | ||
| + | Perkins, 1998: pp. 101[http://books.google.co.za/books?id=CCOEAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=cheaper+than+roses+1995&source=bl&ots=O6NsYEdIHh&sig=qDRgzBaQlt-eccCinu14FVoeTuA&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZLpfU4_rErTY7Aaqh4CoCg&ved=0CCcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=cheaper%20than%20roses%201995&f=false] | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 16:53, 29 April 2014
by Ismael Mohamed. A play about the dilemma in the South Africa of "coloured" people who had sought to "try for white" under apartheid and the position of gay men in the white Afrikaner hinterland.
First published in Kathy A. Perkins (ed) Black South African Women: An Anthology of Plays by Routledge in 1998.
Performance history in South Africa
The play was apparently originally written in 1994 for the actress Lizz Meiring, but due to work commitments, she could not perform it at that time.
1995 Produced at the Grahamstown Festival with Gabi Murray, directed by Ismael Mohammed.
1996: Produced at the Grahamstown Festival with Nicole Krowitz, directed by Karen De Abreu.
2014: Produced at the Suidooster Arts Festival, the US Woordfees and the Baxter Theatre by the Kosie House of Theatre, directed by Zane Meas with Lizz Meiring. Music created by Coenie de Villiers with set and lighting design by Kosie Smit.
Sources
Cheaper Than Roses comes to the Baxter (04/12/2014), Artslink [1]
Perkins, 1998: pp. 101[2]
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