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''Seven against the Sun'' is a play by [[James Ambrose Brown]] about tensions that are engendered when seven soldiers are stranded in the desert during the war.
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''[[Seven against the Sun]]'' is a play by [[James Ambrose Brown]]  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
Published by [[Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel]], 1962.
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A play about tensions that are engendered when seven soldiers are stranded in the desert during the war. Published by [[Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel]], 1962.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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In 1966 it was  made into an internationally acclaimed film by [[David Millin]], featuring an all South African cast, headed by [[Gert van den Bergh]].
 
In 1966 it was  made into an internationally acclaimed film by [[David Millin]], featuring an all South African cast, headed by [[Gert van den Bergh]].
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First produced by [[NTO]] in the [[NTO Kamertoneel]] in 1958/59, their one sucessful production of an indigenous English play. It was directed by [[Victor Melleney]], starring [[Arthur Hall]], [[David Herbert]] & [[Pietro Nolte]], with [[Athol Fugard]] one of the stage managers.
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First produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in the [[NTO Kamertoneel]] in 1958/59, their one sucessful production of an indigenous English play. It was directed by [[Victor Melleney]], starring [[Arthur Hall]], [[David Herbert]] & [[Pietro Nolte]], with [[Athol Fugard]] one of the stage managers.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 20:20, 16 April 2016

Seven against the Sun is a play by James Ambrose Brown

The original text

A play about tensions that are engendered when seven soldiers are stranded in the desert during the war. Published by Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel, 1962.

Translations and adaptations

In 1966 it was made into an internationally acclaimed film by David Millin, featuring an all South African cast, headed by Gert van den Bergh.

Performance history in South Africa

First produced by National Theatre Organisation in the NTO Kamertoneel in 1958/59, their one sucessful production of an indigenous English play. It was directed by Victor Melleney, starring Arthur Hall, David Herbert & Pietro Nolte, with Athol Fugard one of the stage managers.

Sources

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