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Peter Cann

PETER CANN  

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below is a list of Peter Cann's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 La Boheme (Abanxaxchi)         Nightbus         Pertencia

La Boheme (Abanxaxchi)

Synopsis:
re-imagining of Puccini's classic is set in the townships of present-day South Africa. Featuring a magnificent score played by an orchestra of marimbas (which won huge acclaim when used in The Magic Flute) and steel pans together with the world-class voices and extraordinary acting talent of the Ensemble. Pauline Malefane (Queen of the Night in The Magic Flute) will sing Mimi.

Notes:
adapted by Mark Dornford-May; translated by Peter Cann from Giacomo Puccini

1st Produced:
Cape Town    Feb 2012

Organisations:
Isango Ensemble

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
translation of Opera

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

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Nightbus

Synopsis:
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Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
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1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Pertencia

Synopsis:
tells the story of Pertencia, abandoned outside The Butcher's shop as a young child, she spends her life inventing stories to escape the harsh world in which she has been abandoned.

Notes:
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1st Produced:

Organisations:
Foursight Theatre and Teatro do Montemuro

1st Published:
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Music:
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Genre:
devised piece

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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