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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
Plays by [[David Wood]] performed in South Africa include: ''[[Flibberty and the Penguin]]'', ''[[The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See...]]'', ''[[The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner]]'', ''[[Nutcracker Sweet]]'', ''[[Hijack Over Hygenia]]'', ''[[The Selfish Shellfish]]''.
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Plays by [[David Wood]] performed in South Africa include:  
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''[[Flibberty and the Penguin]]''
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''[[Hijack Over Hygenia]]''
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''[[Nutcracker Sweet]]''
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''[[Save the Human]]''
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''[[The Gingerbread Man]]''
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''[[The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See...]]''
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''[[The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner]]''
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''[[The Selfish Shellfish]]''
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 17:58, 18 April 2024

David Wood (19**-) is an English playwright and actor.

Biography

David Wood has been referred to as the UK's 'National Children's Dramatist'.

He has written over seventy productions, including original plays, adaptations and pantomime 'substitutes'. He has also written screenplays and children's books.

In 2004 he was awarded an OBE for services to literature and drama.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Plays by David Wood performed in South Africa include:

Flibberty and the Penguin

Hijack Over Hygenia

Nutcracker Sweet

Save the Human

The Gingerbread Man

The Owl and the Pussycat Went to See...

The Plotters of Cabbage Patch Corner

The Selfish Shellfish

Sources

https://www.davidwood.org.uk

Flibberty and the Penguin programme, 1991

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