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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First staged in South Africa (1973) as a late night presentation [[Upstairs at the Space]]  (Cape Town). Directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] with [[Bill Flynn]], [[Christopher Prophet]] and [[Bill Curry]]. Design by [[Jeff Shapiro]] and [[Christopher Prophet]], lighting by [[Brian Astbury]] and stage management by [[Bee Berman]].  
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1973: First staged in South Africa (1973) as a late night presentation [[Upstairs at the Space]]  (Cape Town). Directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] with [[Bill Flynn]], [[Christopher Prophet]] and [[Bill Curry]]. Design by [[Jeff Shapiro]] and [[Christopher Prophet]], lighting by [[Brian Astbury]] and stage management by [[Bee Berman]].  
  
Directed in 1980 by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]], starring [[Bill Curry]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Jonathan Rands]].
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1980: Directed in 1980 by [[Bobby Heaney]] at the [[Laager]], starring [[Bill Curry]], [[Michael Richard]] and [[Jonathan Rands]].
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1996: Directed  by [[Garth Anderson]] starring [[Essop Khan]] in the lead role, Durban.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Wants_the_Bronx
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Indian_Wants_the_Bronx].
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]], 1979.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]], 1979.
  
 
''[[Miss Julie]]'' programme notes, 1985.
 
''[[Miss Julie]]'' programme notes, 1985.
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''Sunday Tribune'' 4 July 1999.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

Revision as of 14:35, 30 December 2015

The Indian Wants the Bronx, by Israel Horovitz. Gupta, the Indian of the title, has just arrived in New York City from his native country to visit his son and speaks only a few words of English. While waiting for a bus to The Bronx, he is approached by two young punks, Joey and Murph, who begin teasing him. Name-calling taunts eventually result in acts of rage and violence. The play was staged in conjunction with the playwright's It's Called the Sugar Plum by James Hammerstein as the opening production of the new off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre, where it opened on January 17, 1968 and ran for 177 performances. The cast included Al Pacino and John Cazale. It won the Obie Award for Best Play, Best Actor (Pacino), and Best Supporting Actor (Cazale). \

Performance history in South Africa

1973: First staged in South Africa (1973) as a late night presentation Upstairs at the Space (Cape Town). Directed by Mavis Taylor with Bill Flynn, Christopher Prophet and Bill Curry. Design by Jeff Shapiro and Christopher Prophet, lighting by Brian Astbury and stage management by Bee Berman.

1980: Directed in 1980 by Bobby Heaney at the Laager, starring Bill Curry, Michael Richard and Jonathan Rands.

1996: Directed by Garth Anderson starring Essop Khan in the lead role, Durban.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Wikipedia [1].

Astbury, 1979.

Miss Julie programme notes, 1985.

Sunday Tribune 4 July 1999.

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