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A play by [[Warren Nebe]] (1981).
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''[[Wolfboy]]'' is a play by [[Brad Fraser]] (1959-)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fraser].
  
A South African adaptation was staged by the [[Quantum Theatre Company]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1995, directed by [[Warren Nebe]], with [[Richard Moultrie]] (David), [[Adam Pike]] (Bernie), [[Wayne Harrison]] (Albert) and [[Irene Stephanou]] (mother). Music by [[Glenn Morton]].
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==The original text==
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The play explores the relationship between two youths who are patients in a psychiatric ward — one of whom claims to possess the supernatural powers of the wolf. The boys, on the verge of manhood, try to keep life magical, while coming to grips with the harsh reality of an ugly adult world.
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First performed in Edmonton, Canada, in 1981, then done at 25th Street Theatre, Saskatoon, in 1982, before a opening in Toronto  in 1984 (a production by Theatre Passe Muraille, featuring one of the first significant acting roles for Keanu Reeves).
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1995: A South African adaptation was staged by the [[Quantum Theatre Company]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1995, directed by [[Warren Nebe]], with [[Richard Moultrie]] (David), [[Adam Pike]] (Bernie), [[Wayne Harrison]] (Albert) and [[Irene Stephanou]] (mother). Music by [[Glenn Morton]].
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== Sources ==
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https://www.canadianplayoutlet.com/products/wolf-boy
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brad_Fraser
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http://www.bradfraser.net/
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]
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Latest revision as of 05:03, 28 July 2021

Wolfboy is a play by Brad Fraser (1959-)[1].

The original text

The play explores the relationship between two youths who are patients in a psychiatric ward — one of whom claims to possess the supernatural powers of the wolf. The boys, on the verge of manhood, try to keep life magical, while coming to grips with the harsh reality of an ugly adult world.

First performed in Edmonton, Canada, in 1981, then done at 25th Street Theatre, Saskatoon, in 1982, before a opening in Toronto in 1984 (a production by Theatre Passe Muraille, featuring one of the first significant acting roles for Keanu Reeves).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1995: A South African adaptation was staged by the Quantum Theatre Company at the Grahamstown Festival in 1995, directed by Warren Nebe, with Richard Moultrie (David), Adam Pike (Bernie), Wayne Harrison (Albert) and Irene Stephanou (mother). Music by Glenn Morton.

Sources

https://www.canadianplayoutlet.com/products/wolf-boy

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

http://www.bradfraser.net/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page