An Arabian Night

An Arabian Night is a play devised by Janice Honeyman and cast.

See also The Arabian Nights

The original text
A hugely popular local adaptation for the stage, adapted from Richard Burton's translation of the Thousand and One Arabian Nights, improvised and workshopped by the cast.

Unpublished, the manuscript is held by NELM: [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 37.

Performance history in South Africa
1980: First presented by The Company, staged at Upstairs at the Market and the Market Theatre  Main Hall in 1980, directed by Janice Honeyman and featuring Vanessa Cooke, Nicholas Ellenbogen.

1981: Performed at the Baxter Theatre in 1981, directed by Janice Honeyman and featuring Frantz Dobrowsky, Vanessa Cooke, Adrienne Pearce, Robert Whitehead, David Eppel, Lesley Nott. Lighting by Mannie Manim.

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