The Ugly Noonoo

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The Ugly Noonoo comic satire written by Andrew Buckland (1954-)

The original text

A one-person play about a "Parktown Prawn" (i.e. a species of king cricket endemic to Southern Africa)[1], used as a metaphor for an exploration of humanity's fear and how that fear compounds itself by robbing us of our ability to communicate.

Published in More Market Plays by AD Donker.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1988: First performede Upstairs at the Market on 16 August 1988, directed by Janet Buckland and performed by Andrew Buckland. Winner Fleur du Cap Award for Best New Indigenous Script 1989.

1989: Performed at the Baxter Studio on 1 March 1989.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parktown_prawn

Baxter Theatre pamphlet

List of photographs taken by Ruphin Coudyzer of Andrew Buckland productions.


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