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A 2001 play by [[Laraine Lane]]. A look at the family of a veteran of the Angola border war, a war that could not be won, and the effect it had on him and on his family and loved ones.
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''[[The Snakebird]]'' is a play by Laraine Lane ().
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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A look at the family of a veteran of the Angola border war, a war that could not be won, and the effect it had on him and on his family and loved ones.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First staged in the [[Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in November 2001 as part of the [[Barney Simon Young Writers’ Festival]], directed by [[Marguerite Albrecht]], with [[Nicky Rebelo]] (Manfred), [[Antoinette Kellerman]] (Estelle), [[Amanda Lane]] (Hannah) and [[Neels Clasen]] (Pikkie).
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2001: First staged in [[The Laager]] at the [[Market Theatre]] 20 October - 24 Novemberas part of the [[Barney Simon Young Writers’ Festival]], directed by [[Marguerite Albrecht]], with [[Nicky Rebelo]] (Manfred), [[Antoinette Kellerman]] (Estelle), [[Amanda Lane]] (Hannah) and [[Neels Clasen]] (Pikkie).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''[[The Citizen]]'', 1 November 2001.
 
''[[The Citizen]]'', 1 November 2001.
  

Revision as of 06:28, 24 February 2022

The Snakebird is a play by Laraine Lane ().

The original text

A look at the family of a veteran of the Angola border war, a war that could not be won, and the effect it had on him and on his family and loved ones.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2001: First staged in The Laager at the Market Theatre 20 October - 24 November, as part of the Barney Simon Young Writers’ Festival, directed by Marguerite Albrecht, with Nicky Rebelo (Manfred), Antoinette Kellerman (Estelle), Amanda Lane (Hannah) and Neels Clasen (Pikkie).

Sources

The Citizen, 1 November 2001.

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