Difference between revisions of "Focus"

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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
It is a stylised satirical epilogue on Colonial history - virtually an epic condensed into one-act size. The play is one of a series that have come into existence through the activities of a small group of [[Rhodes University]] staff and students, the others in the series being ''[[H.E.L.P.]]'', ''[[The Great Wall of China]]'' and ''[[The Third Degree]]''.
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It is a stylised satirical epilogue on Colonial history - virtually an epic condensed into one-act size. The play is one of a series that have come into existence through the activities of a small group of [[Rhodes University]] staff and students, the others in the series being ''[[A Place of Safety]]'', ''[[H.E.L.P.]]'', ''[[The Great Wall of China]]'' and ''[[The Third Degree]]''.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==

Latest revision as of 05:52, 14 January 2021

Focus is a play by Ann Oosthuizen.

The original text

It is a stylised satirical epilogue on Colonial history - virtually an epic condensed into one-act size. The play is one of a series that have come into existence through the activities of a small group of Rhodes University staff and students, the others in the series being A Place of Safety, H.E.L.P., The Great Wall of China and The Third Degree.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1971: Performed by the Rhodes University Players on Thursday 8 July 1971, directed by Don Maclennan, assisted by Jane Osborne (TECON). Music by Norbert Nowotny.

Sources

TECON programme, 1971.

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