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| − | + | ''Speed-the-Plow]]'' is a play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Mamet]. | |
''Not to be confused with '''[[Speed the Plough]]''' by H.V. Morton (1798).'' | ''Not to be confused with '''[[Speed the Plough]]''' by H.V. Morton (1798).'' | ||
Revision as of 16:50, 16 June 2018
Speed-the-Plow]] is a play by American playwright, film director, screenwriter and author David Mamet (born 1947) [1].
Not to be confused with Speed the Plough by H.V. Morton (1798).
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The original text
A satirical dissection of the American movie business, the play premiéred on Broadway at the Royale Theatre in a production by the Lincoln Center Theater, opening on May 3, 1988 and closing on Dec 31, 1988 after 279 performances.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1990: Presented in January at Upstairs at the Market Theatre under the title Speed the Plow. Directed by Malcolm Purkey with Andrew Buckland, Dawid Minnaar and Megan Kruskal.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
Tucker, 1997. 486.
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