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''Sticks and Bones'' by David Rabe. Play about a son who returns from Vietnam physically blinded as well as spiritually maimed. First staged in South Africa in The Gym at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in 197*, directed by [[John Nankin]] with [[Anthony Chase]], [[Peter Fourie]], [[Errol Hart]], [[Colin Jantjies]], [[Hilary Jones]], [[Michael O’Brien]] and [[Tertia Zeeman]]. Design by [[John Nankin]] assisted by [[Anthony Chase]], [[Michael O’Brien]], [[Quinton Watson]] and [[Marge Watson]], lighting by [[Brian Astbury[[, music by [[Tony Manhire[[ and stage management by [[Laurel Godfrey[[ and [[Angela Brückner[[.  
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''Sticks and Bones'' is a 1971 black comedy by American playwright and screenwriter David Rabe[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Rabe] (born 1940), the second play in his Vietnam trilogy, about a son who returns from Vietnam physically blinded as well as spiritually maimed.  
  
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== The original text ==
  
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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First staged in South Africa in The Gym at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in December 1978 or January 1979, directed by [[John Nankin]] with [[Anthony Chase]], [[Peter Fourie]], [[Errol Hart]], [[Colin Jantjies]], [[Hilary Jones]], [[Michael O’Brien]] and [[Tertia Zeeman]]. Design by [[John Nankin]] assisted by [[Anthony Chase]], [[Michael O’Brien]], [[Quinton Watson]] and [[Marge Watson]], lighting by [[Brian Astbury[[, music by [[Tony Manhire[[ and stage management by [[Laurel Godfrey]] and [[Angela Brückner]].
  
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== Sources ==
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Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticks_and_Bones].
  
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
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Revision as of 09:02, 8 January 2016

Sticks and Bones is a 1971 black comedy by American playwright and screenwriter David Rabe[1] (born 1940), the second play in his Vietnam trilogy, about a son who returns from Vietnam physically blinded as well as spiritually maimed.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

First staged in South Africa in The Gym at The Space (Cape Town) in December 1978 or January 1979, directed by John Nankin with Anthony Chase, Peter Fourie, Errol Hart, Colin Jantjies, Hilary Jones, Michael O’Brien and Tertia Zeeman. Design by John Nankin assisted by Anthony Chase, Michael O’Brien, Quinton Watson and Marge Watson, lighting by [[Brian Astbury[[, music by [[Tony Manhire[[ and stage management by Laurel Godfrey and Angela Brückner.

Sources

Wikipedia [2].

Astbury 1979.


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