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''[[Oroonoko]]'' is a tragedy
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''[[Oroonoko]]'' is a tragedy by Thomas Southerne (1660–1746)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Southerne]
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==The original text==
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Based on the novel ''[[Oroonoko]]'' by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), it was originally staged in 1695.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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According to  articles on Ira Aldridge (1807–1867)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge], Southerne's version was apparently adapted as '''''[[The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge]]''''', the play in which Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1832: Though it is doubtful that it was the same play, the Aldridge version may have been the source of the title ('''''[[The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam]]''''', ) used for a Cape Town production of  Morton's '''''[[The Slave]]''''', performed in Cape Town by the [[All the World's a Stage]] in  [[The African Theatre|The Cape Theatre]] on 20 October, with ''[[Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man]]'' (King).
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== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko#Adaptation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Southerne
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Aldridge
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1928. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika'', Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: [[J.H. de Bussy]]. [http://www.dbnl.org/tekst/bosm012dram01_01/]: pp. 224
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Latest revision as of 06:35, 20 June 2017

Oroonoko is a tragedy by Thomas Southerne (1660–1746)[1]

The original text

Based on the novel Oroonoko by Aphra Behn (1640–1689), it was originally staged in 1695.

Translations and adaptations

According to articles on Ira Aldridge (1807–1867)[2], Southerne's version was apparently adapted as The Revolt of Surinam, or A Slave's Revenge, the play in which Aldridge made his London debut (under the stage name "Keene") at London's Royal Coburg Theatre, on October 10, 1825.

Performance history in South Africa

1832: Though it is doubtful that it was the same play, the Aldridge version may have been the source of the title (The Slave, or The Revolt of Surinam, ) used for a Cape Town production of Morton's The Slave, performed in Cape Town by the All the World's a Stage in The Cape Theatre on 20 October, with Lovers' Quarrels, or Like Master Like Man (King). .

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oroonoko#Adaptation

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

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

F.C.L. Bosman. 1928. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel I: 1652-1855. Pretoria: J.H. de Bussy. [3]: pp. 224


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