Norm and Ahmed
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Norm and Ahmed is a play by Alex Buzo.
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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://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/5549
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
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