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''[[The Disguise of the Ashes that arose out of the Karnaval at Scarborough to prove that Leonardo was Right - an investigation of guilt]]'' is a play devised by [[Brian Astbury]] and the [[Space Theatre]] Company, the text co-written by [[Geraldine Aron]] and [[Dermod Judge]]. 

== The original text ==

Created iver four days in protest of the banning of plays in South Africa by the [[Censorship Board]]. The play's long title contains the names of all the plays that had been banned at the [[Space Theatre]] itself, from 1972-1979 (''[[The Guise]]'', ''[[Ashes]]'', ''[[Karnaval]]'', ''[[Scarborough]]'' and ''[[Leonardo was Right]]''), and the production consisted of provocative scenes illustrating material generally available (uncensored) in the media in South Africa at the time (e.g. ''[[Birds of Paradise]]'', which had been already been seen by nearly 500,000 South Africans at the time). 

It appears that the point had been made, as the censors left this production alone.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1979: Performed in the [[Space Theatre]], directed by [[Brian Astbury]] with [[Richard Carter]], [[Carlos da Silva]], [[Pippa Dyer]], [[Nicholas Fine]], [[Sue Hanson]], [[Errol Hart]], [[Derek Lyndon]], [[Caroline Newby]], [[Duarte Sylwain]] and[[ Leslee Udwin]]. The stage managers were [[Arthur Benjamin]], [[Faruk Hoosain]] and [[Denise Newman]]. 

== Sources ==

[[Brian Astbury]] 1979. ''The Space/Die Ruimte/Indawo''. Cape Town: Moira and Azriel Fine.

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