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''Norm and Ahmed'' is a 1968 Australian play by Alex Buzo.  A middle aged war veteran, Norm, has an encounter with a Pakistani student Ahmed, at a bus stop one night.
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''[[Norm and Ahmed]]'' is a play by Alex Buzo (1944-2006)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Buzo]  
  
Produced in South Africa in 1977 by the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Henry Goodman]], featuring [[Ronald France]] and [[John Ramsdale]].  (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').
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==The original text==
  
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A middle aged an Australian bigot and war veteran, Norm, has an encounter with a Pakistani student Ahmed, at a bus stop one night. First performed at the Old Tote Theatre, Sydney, on 9 April, 1968.
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 N|N]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 N|N]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
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The play was adapted as a short feature film in 1988[].
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1977: Produced in South Africa in September by the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Henry Goodman]], featuring [[Ronald France]] ("Norm") and [[John Ramsdale]] ("Ahmed").
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_and_Ahmed
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Buzo
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https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5549
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:49, 17 September 2020

Norm and Ahmed is a play by Alex Buzo (1944-2006)[1]

The original text

A middle aged an Australian bigot and war veteran, Norm, has an encounter with a Pakistani student Ahmed, at a bus stop one night. First performed at the Old Tote Theatre, Sydney, on 9 April, 1968.

Translations and adaptations

The play was adapted as a short feature film in 1988[].

Performance history in South Africa

1977: Produced in South Africa in September by the Baxter Theatre, directed by Henry Goodman, featuring Ronald France ("Norm") and John Ramsdale ("Ahmed").

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norm_and_Ahmed

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Buzo

https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5549

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page