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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 2008: Originally written and performed as ''[[The Perfect Circle]]'' by students from the University of the Witwatersrand, who also presented it at the Grahamstown Festival in 2008. | + | 2008: Originally written and performed as ''[[The Perfect Circle]]'' by students from the University of the Witwatersrand, who also presented it at the Grahamstown Festival in 2008.“The Perfect Circle” written and directed by Craig Higginson with lighting design by Royden Paynter and production design by Nicola Kallinikos and Maxime Vandiest. Performed by Bradley Reynolds, Jessica Forber, Claire Gordon-Webster, Anna Hlalele, Rachel Jacobs, Roger Lambert, Craig Wainwright. The Nunnery, Wits Theatre Complex, Braamfontein. |
2012: Performed as ''[[Little Foot]]'' by the National Theatre, London, as part of the 2012 Connections Festival prior to the 2012 Olympics. | 2012: Performed as ''[[Little Foot]]'' by the National Theatre, London, as part of the 2012 Connections Festival prior to the 2012 Olympics. | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 27 February 2015
A play by Craig Higginson.
Contents
The original text
A play about a group of students who visit the Cradle of Humankind. Originally written and performed as The Perfect Circle (also known as Creatures of Light) by students from the University of the Witwatersrand, who also presented it at the Grahamstown Festival in 2008.
In 2012 the play was radically rewritten as Little Foot and submitted as a commissioned work for the National Theatre, London. An extended version was also developed for production in South Africa.
Both texts of Little Foot were published in 2012, one by Methuen and another by Oberon Press respectively.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2008: Originally written and performed as The Perfect Circle by students from the University of the Witwatersrand, who also presented it at the Grahamstown Festival in 2008.“The Perfect Circle” written and directed by Craig Higginson with lighting design by Royden Paynter and production design by Nicola Kallinikos and Maxime Vandiest. Performed by Bradley Reynolds, Jessica Forber, Claire Gordon-Webster, Anna Hlalele, Rachel Jacobs, Roger Lambert, Craig Wainwright. The Nunnery, Wits Theatre Complex, Braamfontein.
2012: Performed as Little Foot by the National Theatre, London, as part of the 2012 Connections Festival prior to the 2012 Olympics.
2012: The extended and adapted South African version was performed by the Market Theatre Company in association with Grahamstown Festival. Directed by Malcolm Purkey, designed by Neill Coppen, with Dylan Nicol Horley, Jenna Dunster, Phumzile Sitole, Khayelihle Dominique Gumede, Glen Biderman-Pam, Mlondolozi Bradley Zondi, Kyla Davis, Jaques de Silva, Sibulele Gcilitshana, Peter Langa, Sello Sebotsane.
Sources
Malan, Wilson and Fick. 2013. Now I Am Alone 1: pp.26-29
http://markettheatre.co.za/shows/watch/little-foot
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