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''[[The Cure]]'' is the name given to '''two plays''' performed in South Africa
 
''[[The Cure]]'' is the name given to '''two plays''' performed in South Africa
  
=''[[The Cure]]'' by an anonymous author (performed 1862)=  
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=''[[The Cure]]'' by an unknown author=  
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
Possibly a version of ''[[Kill or Cure]]'',  a farce in one act by Charles Dance (1794-1863)?  
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Possibly a version of ''[[Kill or Cure]]'',  a popular farce in one act by Charles Dance (1794-1863)?  
 
This was first performed at the Olympic theatre, Monday, October 29th, 1832 and published in  
 
This was first performed at the Olympic theatre, Monday, October 29th, 1832 and published in  
 
London by J. Miller, 1834.  
 
London by J. Miller, 1834.  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Revision as of 05:50, 30 May 2018

The Cure is the name given to two plays performed in South Africa

The Cure by an unknown author

The original text

Possibly a version of Kill or Cure, a popular farce in one act by Charles Dance (1794-1863)? This was first performed at the Olympic theatre, Monday, October 29th, 1832 and published in London by J. Miller, 1834.


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 162

The Cure by Athol Fugard and the Serpent Players (1960s)

The original text

An adaptation of La Mandragola by Niccolò Machiavelli, with the text adapted by Fugard and further improvised by the newly formed Serpent Players, the action being moved to a township setting in the Eastern Cape. Rehearsals were held in the snake pit in the old museum building in Bird Street, Port Elizabeth.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

196?: The play was the company's first production, done in in a room in the old museum building in Bird Street, Port Elizabeth.

1971: Performed by the Serpent Players, including John Kani, Winston Ntshona and Nomhle Nkonyeni in Grahamstown in September 1971

Sources

NELM catalogue.

EP Herald, 6 June 2006.

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