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A 1972 play by [[Athol Fugard]]. (Usually referred to simply as "''Statements''"). Published in ''Statements: [Three Plays]'' in Oxford and New York by Oxford University Press, 1974.  
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''[[Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act]]'' is a play by [[Athol Fugard]].  
  
== Subject ==
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Often referred to simply as '''''[[Statements]]'''''.  
A play about miscegenation under apartheid, telling of the tragic relationship between a “coloured" teacher and a white librarian and their arrest.
 
  
== First production ==
 
First produced at the The [[Space Theatre]] (Cape Town) to an invited audience on May 25 1972. This audience then gave their input, the play was altered slightly and played to a second invited audience on the 27th of May. The play then opened for the public the following night on the 28th of May, 1972. it was the first play to run at [[The Space]] and was directed by [[Athol Fugard]] and with [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Christopher Prophet]] and [[Percy Sieff]]. Lighting design by [[Mannie Manim]], stage management by [[Steven Daitsh]] and photography by [[Brian Astbury]].
 
  
== Later productions ==
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== The original text ==
Staged in March 1997 in the [[Arena Theatre]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama as part of the 25th anniversary of The [[Space Theatre]], directed by [[Keith Grenville]], with [[Peter Butler]], [[Antoinette Kellerman]] and [[André Roothman]]. Designed by [[Michael Mitchell]], lighting designed by [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
 
  
In 2011-2012 [[Kim Kerfoot]] directed a production that ran to capacity houses at the [[Fugard Theatre]] Studio (with an [[Emerging Theatre Director’s Bursary]] from [[Gipca]]/[[Baxter Theatre Centre]] / [[Theatre Arts Admin Collective]]), after its initial presentation at the [[Theatre Arts Admin Collective]]. The production was presented by the Fugard Theatre’s founding producer [[Eric Abraham]] and the [[Fugard Theatre]], featuring [[Bo Petersen]], [[Malefane Mosuhli]] and [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], and has been described by [[Athol Fugard]] himself as the best production of his work directed by someone other than himself. The production was designed by [[Guy de Lancey]].
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A play about miscegenation under apartheid, telling of the tragic relationship between a “coloured" teacher and a white librarian and their arrest. It was written in 1972 then performed at the The [[Space Theatre]] (Cape Town) to an invited audience on May 25 1972. After this audience had given feedback, the play was altered slightly and then played to a second invited audience on the 27th of May. The final text became the standard one.
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Published in ''Statements: [Three Plays]'' in Oxford and New York by Oxford University Press, 1974.
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== Productions ==
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1972: Following the two private showings, the play officially opened at the [[The Space]], Cape Town,  to an invited audience on the 28th of May, the first play to run at the new venue. Directed by [[Athol Fugard]] with [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Christopher Prophet]] and [[Percy Sieff]]. Lighting design by [[Mannie Manim]], stage management by [[Steven Daitsh]] and photography by [[Brian Astbury]].
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1997 Performed  by [[CAPAB]] Drama in the [[Arena Theatre]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], as part of the 25th anniversary of The [[Space Theatre]]. Directed by [[Keith Grenville]], with [[Peter Butler]], [[Antoinette Kellerman]] and [[André Roothman]]. Designed by [[Michael Mitchell]], lighting designed by [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
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2011-2012 Performed at the [[Theatre Arts Admin Collective]], directed by [[Kim Kerfoot]], with an [[Emerging Theatre Director’s Bursary]] from [[Gipca]], [[Baxter Theatre Centre]] and the [[Theatre Arts Admin Collective]]. The production later ran to capacity houses at the [[Fugard Theatre]] Studio, (courtesy of the [[Fugard Theatre]]’s founding producer [[Eric Abraham]] and the [[Fugard Theatre]]), The production featured [[Bo Petersen]], [[Malefane Mosuhli]] and [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], was described by [[Athol Fugard]] himself as the best production he had seen of his work directed by someone other than himself. The production was designed by [[Guy de Lancey]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]], 1979.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]], 1979.
  

Revision as of 16:00, 19 August 2017

Statements After an Arrest Under the Immorality Act is a play by Athol Fugard.

Often referred to simply as Statements.


The original text

A play about miscegenation under apartheid, telling of the tragic relationship between a “coloured" teacher and a white librarian and their arrest. It was written in 1972 then performed at the The Space Theatre (Cape Town) to an invited audience on May 25 1972. After this audience had given feedback, the play was altered slightly and then played to a second invited audience on the 27th of May. The final text became the standard one.

Published in Statements: [Three Plays] in Oxford and New York by Oxford University Press, 1974.

Productions

1972: Following the two private showings, the play officially opened at the The Space, Cape Town, to an invited audience on the 28th of May, the first play to run at the new venue. Directed by Athol Fugard with Yvonne Bryceland, Christopher Prophet and Percy Sieff. Lighting design by Mannie Manim, stage management by Steven Daitsh and photography by Brian Astbury.


1997 Performed by CAPAB Drama in the Arena Theatre at the Nico Malan Theatre, as part of the 25th anniversary of The Space Theatre. Directed by Keith Grenville, with Peter Butler, Antoinette Kellerman and André Roothman. Designed by Michael Mitchell, lighting designed by Malcolm Hurrell.

2011-2012 Performed at the Theatre Arts Admin Collective, directed by Kim Kerfoot, with an Emerging Theatre Director’s Bursary from Gipca, Baxter Theatre Centre and the Theatre Arts Admin Collective. The production later ran to capacity houses at the Fugard Theatre Studio, (courtesy of the Fugard Theatre’s founding producer Eric Abraham and the Fugard Theatre), The production featured Bo Petersen, Malefane Mosuhli and Jeroen Kranenburg, was described by Athol Fugard himself as the best production he had seen of his work directed by someone other than himself. The production was designed by Guy de Lancey.

Sources

Astbury, 1979.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue re the 1972 production.

Statements theatre programme, 1997.

Review by Astrid Stark, Sunday Independent, 5 February 2012.


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