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''The Zoo Story'' (1958), originally titled ''Peter and Jerry'', is a one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee (born 1928). His first play, it was written in 1958 and completed in just three weeks.  
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''The Zoo Story'' (1958), originally titled ''Peter and Jerry'', is a one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee (born 1928). His first play, it was written in 1958 and completed in just three weeks. It is a brilliant duologue between Jerry, a neurotic outcast, and respectable, bourgeois Peter who meet in Central Park.
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
In South Africa it was performed by students of the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] in [[Nunnery|The Nunnery]] at some stage between 1975 and 1983. Directed by [[Noël Roos]] for the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the Keller Theatre in March 1983, starring [[Neels Engelbrecht]] and [[Robert Finlayson]].
 
In South Africa it was performed by students of the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] in [[Nunnery|The Nunnery]] at some stage between 1975 and 1983. Directed by [[Noël Roos]] for the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the Keller Theatre in March 1983, starring [[Neels Engelbrecht]] and [[Robert Finlayson]].
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Directed by [[Willie Fritz]] for [[CAPAB]], starring [[Peter Butler]] and [[Royston Stoffels]], opening July 13, 1990.
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Revision as of 17:08, 21 February 2014

The Zoo Story (1958), originally titled Peter and Jerry, is a one-act play by American playwright Edward Albee (born 1928). His first play, it was written in 1958 and completed in just three weeks. It is a brilliant duologue between Jerry, a neurotic outcast, and respectable, bourgeois Peter who meet in Central Park.

Performance history in South Africa

In South Africa it was performed by students of the University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art in The Nunnery at some stage between 1975 and 1983. Directed by Noël Roos for the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the Keller Theatre in March 1983, starring Neels Engelbrecht and Robert Finlayson.

Directed by Willie Fritz for CAPAB, starring Peter Butler and Royston Stoffels, opening July 13, 1990.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Teaterforum, 4(1), 1983, 113-114.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Zoo_Story

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