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Often also called ''[[Why Strelitzias Can't Fly]]''.
 
Often also called ''[[Why Strelitzias Can't Fly]]''.
  
==The original text===  
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==The original text==  
  
 
Based on Aron's own children's book ''[[Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly: a South African folk tale]]'', which was published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]] in 1982 (with illustrations by Cherylle Hayden), the musical was written by .
 
Based on Aron's own children's book ''[[Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly: a South African folk tale]]'', which was published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]] in 1982 (with illustrations by Cherylle Hayden), the musical was written by .
  
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1983: First performed as ''[[Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly]]'' in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], Cape Town, by CAPAB in 1983.
  
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The novel was also translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Waarom strelitzias nie kan vlieg nie]]'' (published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]], Cape Town, in 1982) and into [[Tswana]] as ''[[Go reng ditereletsia di sa kgone go fofa]]'' (published by [[Via Afrika]], Cape Town, in 1985).
  
The novel translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Waarom strelitzias nie kan vlieg nie]]'' (published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]], Cape Town, in 1982) and into [[Tswana]] as ''[[Go reng ditereletsia di sa kgone go fofa]]'' (published by [[Via Afrika]], Cape Town, in 1985).
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The play was  translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Waarom strelitzias nie kan vlieg nie]]''
  
 
'''See ''[[Why Strelitzias Can't Fly]]'''''
 
'''See ''[[Why Strelitzias Can't Fly]]'''''

Revision as of 05:53, 27 November 2022

Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly is a musical play for children by Geraldine Aron and Debbie Lan.


Often also called Why Strelitzias Can't Fly.

The original text

Based on Aron's own children's book Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly: a South African folk tale, which was published by Tafelberg Publishers in 1982 (with illustrations by Cherylle Hayden), the musical was written by .

1983: First performed as Why Strelitzias Cannot Fly in the Nico Malan Theatre, Cape Town, by CAPAB in 1983.

The novel was also translated into Afrikaans as Waarom strelitzias nie kan vlieg nie (published by Tafelberg Publishers, Cape Town, in 1982) and into Tswana as Go reng ditereletsia di sa kgone go fofa (published by Via Afrika, Cape Town, in 1985).

The play was translated into Afrikaans as Waarom strelitzias nie kan vlieg nie

See Why Strelitzias Can't Fly

Sources

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Why_Strelitzias_Cannot_Fly.html?id=YFsVAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://www.worldcat.org/title/why-strelitzias-cannot-fly-a-south-african-folk-tale/oclc/23881778

https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=au=%22Hayden,%20Cherylle%22

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