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The island

Title
The island [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, presents The Royal National Theatre and The Market Theatre of Johannesburg production ; [written] by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona ; originally directed by Athol Fugard ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.
Publication
Brooklyn, c2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Fishman, Alan H
  • Campbell, William I
  • Hopkins, Karen Brooks
  • Melillo, Joseph V
  • Fugard, Athol
  • Kani, John
  • Kani, John
  • Ntshona, Winston
  • Ntshona, Winston
  • Manim, Mannie
  • Knight, Martha
  • Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer
  • Royal National Theatre (Great Britain), producer
  • Market Theatre (Johannesburg, South Africa), producer
  • Character Generators/Video
Description
1 videocassette (VHS) (90 min.) : sd., col. SP; 1/2 in.
Summary
Set on Robben Island, a small island in the Atlantic Ocean about seven miles from Cape Town, South Africa, that was used during the Apartheid era as a maximum security prison for African political offenders. Two convicts stage their own version of Sophocles' tragedy Antigone.
Subject
  • Sophocles
  • Apartheid > South Africa > Drama
  • Prisons > South Africa > Drama
  • Theater > New York (State) > New York
  • Theatrical productions > New York (State) > Brooklyn > 2001-2010
  • South Africa > Drama
  • South Africa > Race relations > Drama
  • South Africa > Prisoners and prisons > Drama
Genre/Form
Drama.
Note
  • "The Company wishes to thank Peter Brook for his assistance in the restaging of this production"--Program.
Access (note)
  • Permission required.
Credits (note)
  • Lighting design by Mannie Manim ; stage manager, Martha Knight.
Performer (note)
  • Featuring John Kani and Winston Ntshona.
Event (note)
  • Videotaped at the Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 9, 2003.
Biography (note)
  • The island was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1974, featuring John Kani and Winston Ntshona.
Call Number
NCOV 2800
OCLC
NYPG04-F48
Title
The island [videorecording] / Brooklyn Academy of Music, Alan H. Fishman, chairman of the board, William I. Campbell, vice chairman of the board, Karen Brooks Hopkins, president, Joseph V. Melillo, executive producer, presents The Royal National Theatre and The Market Theatre of Johannesburg production ; [written] by Athol Fugard, John Kani, and Winston Ntshona ; originally directed by Athol Fugard ; [video prod. company] Character Generators, Inc.
Imprint
Brooklyn, c2003.
Access
Permission required.
Credits
Lighting design by Mannie Manim ; stage manager, Martha Knight.
Performer
Featuring John Kani and Winston Ntshona.
Event
Videotaped at the Harvey Theater, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, N.Y., April 9, 2003.
Biography
The island was first staged at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1974, featuring John Kani and Winston Ntshona.
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Local Subject
Theater -- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Added Author
Fishman, Alan H, producer.
Campbell, William I, producer.
Hopkins, Karen Brooks, producer.
Melillo, Joseph V, producer.
Fugard, Athol. Island.
Kani, John.
Kani, John, actor.
Ntshona, Winston.
Ntshona, Winston, actor.
Manim, Mannie, lighting designer.
Knight, Martha, stage manager.
Brooklyn Academy of Music, producer.
Royal National Theatre (Great Britain), producer.
Market Theatre (Johannesburg, South Africa), producer.
Character Generators/Video.
Research Call Number
NCOV 2800
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