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''[[The Old Man and the Sea]]'' by Ernest Hemingway
 
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A South African stage adaptation was done by Nick Warren in 2017. Using chorus, mask, physical performance, an innovative set and epic sound design, the performance gave the classic text a modern twist.
  
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30 July – 24 August 2019
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2017: The adaptation by [[Nick Warren]] was performed by [[Contagious Theatre]] at the [[Fugard Theatre]], Cape Town, 30 July – 24 August 2019. Directed and designed by [[Jenine Collocott]] with  [[James Cairns]], [[Taryn Bennett]] and [[Jaques de Silva]]. The production features music by [[Sue Grealy]] with puppets by [[Alida van Deventer]] and masks by [[Jenine Collocott]].
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Performed by Contagious Theatre, the creators of The Snow Goose, comes an adaptation of Hemingway’s classic, .
 
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Santiago is an old fisherman who hasn’t brought in a catch for 84 days. While the villagers pass judgments on his past and his future, the old man heads far out into the Gulf of Mexico where he hooks a giant marlin. And so begins his epic battle.
 
  
  
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Adapted for the stage by Nick Warren  
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Working within and around the themes of life, death, brotherhood and the struggle for existence, this imaginative adaptation gives this classic text a modern twist for the contemporary audience. Using chorus, mask, physical performance, an innovative set and epic sound design, this is a delightfully theatrical re-imagining of Hemmingway’s classic tale.
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2019: The adaptation by [[Nick Warren]] was performed by [[Contagious Theatre]] at the [[Fugard Theatre]], Cape Town, 30 July – 24 August 2019. Directed and designed by [[Jenine Collocott]] with  [[James Cairns]], [[Taryn Bennett]] and [[Jaques de Silva]]. The production features music by [[Sue Grealy]] with puppets by [[Alida van Deventer]] and masks by [[Jenine Collocott]].
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The Old Man and the Sea is directed and designed by Jenine Collocott from an adaptation by Nick Warren and is performed by James Cairns, Taryn Bennett and Jaques de Silva. The production features music by Sue Grealy with puppets by Alida van Deventer and masks by Jenine Collocott.
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The Fugard Theatre Newsletter (newsletter@thefugard.com)
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Theatre Review: The Old Man and the Sea
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By Lesley Stones• The Daily Maverick, 26 September 2017[https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2017-09-26-theatre-review-the-old-man-and-the-sea/]

Revision as of 15:46, 19 June 2019

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

A South African stage adaptation was done by Nick Warren in 2017. Using chorus, mask, physical performance, an innovative set and epic sound design, the performance gave the classic text a modern twist.

2017: The adaptation by Nick Warren was performed by Contagious Theatre at the Fugard Theatre, Cape Town, 30 July – 24 August 2019. Directed and designed by Jenine Collocott with James Cairns, Taryn Bennett and Jaques de Silva. The production features music by Sue Grealy with puppets by Alida van Deventer and masks by Jenine Collocott.


2019: The adaptation by Nick Warren was performed by Contagious Theatre at the Fugard Theatre, Cape Town, 30 July – 24 August 2019. Directed and designed by Jenine Collocott with James Cairns, Taryn Bennett and Jaques de Silva. The production features music by Sue Grealy with puppets by Alida van Deventer and masks by Jenine Collocott.

The Fugard Theatre Newsletter (newsletter@thefugard.com)

Theatre Review: The Old Man and the Sea By Lesley Stones• The Daily Maverick, 26 September 2017[1]

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