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| − | ''The Death of Bessie Smith'' by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash | + | ''The Death of Bessie Smith'' by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash. |
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | [[Barney Simon]]’s production starring [[Janet Suzman]], [[John Kani]] and [[Winston Ntshona]] was staged in the main theatre in the [[Market Theatre]] in 1979. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 D|D]] in Plays | + | == Return to == |
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 D|D]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
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Revision as of 19:33, 12 March 2014
The Death of Bessie Smith by Edward Albee. One-act play, written in 1959 and premiered in West Berlin the following year. Set in a 'Whites-only' hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, on the day the famous blues singer, Bessie Smith is brought in (and denied admittance) following a car crash.
Performance history in South Africa
Barney Simon’s production starring Janet Suzman, John Kani and Winston Ntshona was staged in the main theatre in the Market Theatre in 1979.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Return to
Return to D in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
