Steel Magnolias

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Steel Magnolias a comedy by American playwright Robert Harling (born 1952). First performed in the WPA Theatre, Manhatten, New York on 21 March 1987. The story is confined to Truvy's salon, the regular meeting place for six disparate women whose camaraderie bridges age and status. Each is a survivor who is able to sustain her friends and herself with a mixture of laughter and steel.


Performance history in South Africa

In South Africa the play was first performed in the Baxter Theatre on 14 May 1990, directed by Fred Abrahamse. Decor and lighting by Brian Collins. The cast: Bo Petersen, Michelle Scott, Brenda Wood, Ingrid Emslie, Michele Maxwell, Joy Stewart Spence.

In 1997 the play was performed by students of the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre, directed by Juanita Swanepoel with Stephanie Hough as Truvy. Set designed by Leopold Senekal.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Programme notes

Cape Times, 16 May 1990.


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