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''Yelena'', by [[Reza de Wet]],  
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''[[Yelena]]'' is a play by [[Reza de Wet]] (1952-2012).
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== The original text ==
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De Wet's first drama in English since 1990, the play once more has its roots in the works of Chekov, focusing on the character Yelena from ''[[Uncle Vanya]]'', to focus on the interpersonal dramas of a small group of people connected by love, marriage and blood.
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The text published in 
  
her first drama in English since 1990.
 
The play has its roots in Chekov with the character Yelena in ''Uncle Vanya''.
 
Yelena uses the characters from Uncle Vanya and focuses on the interpersonal dramas of a small group of people connected by love, marriage and blood.
 
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
  
 
1998: First performed at the 1998 [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]]. With [[Norman Coombes]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Charlotte Butler]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Graham Hopkins]].
 
1998: First performed at the 1998 [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]]. With [[Norman Coombes]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Charlotte Butler]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Graham Hopkins]].

Revision as of 06:42, 24 June 2018

Yelena is a play by Reza de Wet (1952-2012).


The original text

De Wet's first drama in English since 1990, the play once more has its roots in the works of Chekov, focusing on the character Yelena from Uncle Vanya, to focus on the interpersonal dramas of a small group of people connected by love, marriage and blood.

The text published in


Performance history in South Africa

1998: First performed at the 1998 Grahamstown Festival, directed by Marthinus Basson. With Norman Coombes, Jana Cilliers, Charlotte Butler, Frantz Dobrowsky, Graham Hopkins.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

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