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= '''''Love Letters''''' by A.R. Gurney (1991) ==
 
= '''''Love Letters''''' by A.R. Gurney (1991) ==
  
Written by American playwright, novelist and academic A.R. Gurney (1930-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Gurney].
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Written by American playwright, novelist and academic A.R. Gurney (1930-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._R._Gurney], the play chronicles the life-long relationship of a man and a woman, as reflected in their correspondence..
 
 
 
 
  
 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]], opening at the [[Richard Haines Theatre]] 27 September 1991, directed by [[Janice Honeyman]], starring [[Jana Cilliers]] as Melissa Gardner and [[Sean Taylor]] as Andrew Makepeace Ladd. This production opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]] on 15 January 1992.
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1991: Produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and directed by [[Janice Honeyman]], with [[Jana Cilliers]] as Melissa Gardner and [[Sean Taylor]] as Andrew Makepeace Ladd. Lighting and set design by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] and costumes by [[Colleen Moabelo]]. production opened  at the [[Richard Haines Theatre]] 27 September 1991.
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1992: The [[Pieter Toerien|Toerien]] production opened at the [[Theatre on the Bay]] on 15 January, with the same cast.
  
== '''''Love Letters''''' by [[Zakes Mda]] ==
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= '''''Love Letters''''' by [[Zakes Mda]] (1995)=
  
A commissioned children’s play written by [[Zakes Mda]] for the National Cultural History Museum. The title of the play refers to the age-old tradition of young men and women giving each other beads as love letters.
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A commissioned children’s play written by [[Zakes Mda]] (1948-) for the National Cultural History Museum. The title of the play refers to the age-old tradition of young men and women giving each other beads as love letters.
  
First published in ''[[Let Us Play]]'', Johannesburg: [[Vivlia Publishers]] [http://vivlia.co.za/], 1998.
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First published in 1998 in the collection ''[[Let Us Play]]'' (edited by [[Zakes Mda]], Johannesburg: [[Vivlia Publishers]] [http://vivlia.co.za/]) .
  
 
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
First performed by the [[Windybrow Centre for the Arts]] to tour schools in 1995. Directed by Mda.
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1995: First performed by the [[Windybrow Centre for the Arts]] to tour schools in the Transvaal, directed by Mda.
 
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:40, 18 October 2018

There are two plays called Love Letters, one American, one South African.

Love Letters by A.R. Gurney (1991) =

Written by American playwright, novelist and academic A.R. Gurney (1930-)[1], the play chronicles the life-long relationship of a man and a woman, as reflected in their correspondence..

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1991: Produced by Pieter Toerien and directed by Janice Honeyman, with Jana Cilliers as Melissa Gardner and Sean Taylor as Andrew Makepeace Ladd. Lighting and set design by Jannie Swanepoel and costumes by Colleen Moabelo. production opened at the Richard Haines Theatre 27 September 1991.

1992: The Toerien production opened at the Theatre on the Bay on 15 January, with the same cast.

Love Letters by Zakes Mda (1995)

A commissioned children’s play written by Zakes Mda (1948-) for the National Cultural History Museum. The title of the play refers to the age-old tradition of young men and women giving each other beads as love letters.

First published in 1998 in the collection Let Us Play (edited by Zakes Mda, Johannesburg: Vivlia Publishers [2]) .

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1995: First performed by the Windybrow Centre for the Arts to tour schools in the Transvaal, directed by Mda.

Sources

Wikipedia [3].

Love Letters theatre programme, 1992.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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