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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1980/81: The first production was a [[Baxter Company '80]] production performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] from 9 to 27 September 1980. Text adapted and directed by [[Barney Simon]] with [[Joe Stewardson]] (The Writer), [[Michael O'Brien]] (Young Prisoner), [[Ronald France]] (Judge and oher roles), [[Marcel van Heerden]] (Stoffels/Jakes), [[Charles Comyn]] (Warder van Graan, Bul), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Clown and other roles), [[Richard Cox]] (Parkins), [[Peter Krummeck]] ( | + | 1980/81: The first production was a [[Baxter Company '80]] production performed in the [[Baxter Theatre]] from 9 to 27 September 1980. Text adapted and directed by [[Barney Simon]] with [[Joe Stewardson]] (The Writer), [[Michael O'Brien]] (Young Prisoner), [[Ronald France]] (Judge and oher roles), [[Marcel van Heerden]] (Stoffels/Jakes), [[Charles Comyn]] (Warder van Graan, Bul), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Clown and other roles), [[Richard Cox]] (Parkins), [[Peter Krummeck]] (Marman and other roles, [[Danny Keogh]] (Night Head Warder), [[Robin Smith]] (Warder Slangvel), [[Trix Pienaar]] (Mother). This production also played at the [[Market Theatre]] the following year, with [[Keith Grenville]] replacing [[Joe Stewardson|Stewardson]] in the role of The Writer. |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 07:15, 27 April 2016
Cold Stone Jug is a play by Stephen Gray about Herman Charles Bosman's period of incarceration for murder, based on Bosman's book of the same name.
The text was published by Human and Rousseau in 1982.
Typed Playscript NELM (Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 1995. 11. 5. 5. 6).
Performance history in South Africa
1980/81: The first production was a Baxter Company '80 production performed in the Baxter Theatre from 9 to 27 September 1980. Text adapted and directed by Barney Simon with Joe Stewardson (The Writer), Michael O'Brien (Young Prisoner), Ronald France (Judge and oher roles), Marcel van Heerden (Stoffels/Jakes), Charles Comyn (Warder van Graan, Bul), Paul Slabolepszy (Clown and other roles), Richard Cox (Parkins), Peter Krummeck (Marman and other roles, Danny Keogh (Night Head Warder), Robin Smith (Warder Slangvel), Trix Pienaar (Mother). This production also played at the Market Theatre the following year, with Keith Grenville replacing Stewardson in the role of The Writer.
Translations and adaptations
An adaptation by Barney Simon was directed by Mncedisi Shabangu at the Market Theatre July-August 2004 starring Errol Ndotho, Sello Motloung, Sello Sebotsane, Mpho Molepo, Bongani Manok and others.
Sources
Baxter Company '80 theatre programme, 1980.
Star 20 July 2004.
Correspondence with Stephen Gray, 16 January 2014
Barrow and Williams-Short, 1988.
Schwartz, 1988
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