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| − | by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]. A short play about rugby players, set in the dressing rooms. Quintessentially South African, it is a comedy with a strong element of pathos in its sympathetic view of ordinary people facing mini-crises in their lives. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Under the Oaks]]'' is the first part. First performed at the close of the 1985 [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Festival]] as a double-bill with ''Under the Oaks'' starring [[Jonathan Rands]]. [[James Borthwick]] and [[Kate Edwards]], before moving to the [[Market Theatre]]. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).?*(See Gosher, 1988) One-act. Cast: mixed. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and other Moves]]'' and ''[[South Africa Plays]]''. The latter published by [[Nick Hern Books]]. | + | by [[Paul Slabolepszy]]. A short play about rugby players, set in the dressing rooms. Quintessentially South African, it is a comedy with a strong element of pathos in its sympathetic view of ordinary people facing mini-crises in their lives. One part of a two-hander, of which ''[[Under the Oaks]]'' is the first part. First performed at the close of the 1985 [[National Arts Festival|Grahamstown Festival]] as a double-bill with ''Under the Oaks'' starring [[Jonathan Rands]]. [[James Borthwick]] and [[Kate Edwards]], before moving to the [[Market Theatre]]. [[PACOFS]], 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with ''[[Under the Oaks]]''), directed by [[Gerben Kamper]] with [[Blaise Koch]], [[Annemarie Rauh]], [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]]. |
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| + | Published in ''[[Mooi Street and Other Moves]]'' by [[Witwatersrand University Press]] (1994).?*(See Gosher, 1988) One-act. Cast: mixed. Published in ''[[Mooi Street and other Moves]]'' and ''[[South Africa Plays]]''. The latter published by [[Nick Hern Books]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
National Arts Festival programme, 1985. | National Arts Festival programme, 1985. | ||
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| + | PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988. | ||
Revision as of 12:36, 13 February 2014
by Paul Slabolepszy. A short play about rugby players, set in the dressing rooms. Quintessentially South African, it is a comedy with a strong element of pathos in its sympathetic view of ordinary people facing mini-crises in their lives. One part of a two-hander, of which Under the Oaks is the first part. First performed at the close of the 1985 Grahamstown Festival as a double-bill with Under the Oaks starring Jonathan Rands. James Borthwick and Kate Edwards, before moving to the Market Theatre. PACOFS, 1987, (as part of a Double-bill with Under the Oaks), directed by Gerben Kamper with Blaise Koch, Annemarie Rauh, André-Jacques van der Merwe.
Published in Mooi Street and Other Moves by Witwatersrand University Press (1994).?*(See Gosher, 1988) One-act. Cast: mixed. Published in Mooi Street and other Moves and South Africa Plays. The latter published by Nick Hern Books.
Sources
National Arts Festival programme, 1985.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
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