Breath of Spring

Breath of Spring is a comedy in three acts by British playwright Peter Coke (1913-2008).

First produced at the Theatre Royal, Nottingham, March 1958.

The original text
First published Samuel French, London, 1959.

Performance history in South Africa
1958: Presented by The Brian Brooke Company, opening 14 October.

1962: Opening on 14 March, it was staged by The Bank Players (their 34th production) in the Library Theatre in Johannesburg, directed by John Stone, with Dew Barry (Nan), Bob Wood (Brig. Albert Rayne), Sybil Stacey (Lily), Audrey M. Stark (Alice), Bridget Nykamp (Bee), Mary E. Cuthbertson (Hattie), Joe Wright (Pape) and Bryan Stacey (Kemp).

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