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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
Inspired by the [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]] play ''[[The Seagull]]'', the play virtually revolves around the one absent character: "Kostia", whose suicicde ten years before still leaves indelible marks on the women of the play.
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Inspired by the [[Anton Chekhov|Chekhov]] play ''[[The Seagull]]'', the play revolves largely around the one absent character: "Kostia", whose suicide ten years before still leaves indelible marks on the women of the play.
  
 
The text published in the collection ''[[De Wet: A Russian Trilogy]]'' (Oberon Books, 2002).
 
The text published in the collection ''[[De Wet: A Russian Trilogy]]'' (Oberon Books, 2002).

Revision as of 16:24, 24 June 2018

On the Lake is a play by Reza de Wet (1952-2012).

The original text

Inspired by the Chekhov play The Seagull, the play revolves largely around the one absent character: "Kostia", whose suicide ten years before still leaves indelible marks on the women of the play.

The text published in the collection De Wet: A Russian Trilogy (Oberon Books, 2002).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2001: Presented by the First Physical Theatre Company, directed by the author, at the National Arts Festival, 2001, starring Brink Scholtz (Nina), Annelisa Weiland (Madame Arkadina), Grethe Fox (Polina), Lucy Wylde and Anna-Karien Otto.

Sources

Rhodes University Drama Department Annual Review, 2001, p.4.

Photograph of members of the cast held by NELM.

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