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| − | ''[[Red Rand]]'' is a play by [[Lewis Sowden]] | + | ''[[Red Rand]]'' is a play by [[Lewis Sowden]] (1905-1974). |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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| + | A serious play about the white miner’s strike on the Witwatersrand in 1922 and the social consequences of mining capitalism. | ||
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Unpublished manuscript in the [[Witwatersrand University Libraries]], A406. There is no mention in [[SACat]] of it having been published. [I think it has been – I think I’ve seen it. TH] | Unpublished manuscript in the [[Witwatersrand University Libraries]], A406. There is no mention in [[SACat]] of it having been published. [I think it has been – I think I’ve seen it. TH] | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1937: Performed by the [[Repertory Reading Group]] in the [[Library Theatre]] Johannesburg, under the direction of [[Elsie Salomon]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 2 December 1937. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] |
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:29, 27 November 2019
Red Rand is a play by Lewis Sowden (1905-1974).
The original text
A serious play about the white miner’s strike on the Witwatersrand in 1922 and the social consequences of mining capitalism.
Unpublished manuscript in the Witwatersrand University Libraries, A406. There is no mention in SACat of it having been published. [I think it has been – I think I’ve seen it. TH]
Performance history in South Africa
1937: Performed by the Repertory Reading Group in the Library Theatre Johannesburg, under the direction of Elsie Salomon.
Sources
Rand Daily Mail, 2 December 1937.
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
