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''Grand National Night'' is a play by Campbell Christie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Christie_(writer) ] (1893-1963) and Dorothy Christie (1896-1990).
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''[[Grand National Night]]'' is a play by Campbell Christie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campbell_Christie_(writer) ] (1893-1963) and Dorothy Christie (1896-1990).
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] starring [[Brian Brooke]] (who took over from [[Leo Britt]], produced by [[Anthony Drake]], 1948.
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1948: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] starring [[Brian Brooke]] (who took over from [[Leo Britt]]), produced by [[Anthony Drake]].
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1950: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]], April. at the [[Library Theatre]], starring [[Doreen Mantle]] and [[Renee Cave-Chinn]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 176.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 176.
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''Trek'', 14(5):43, 1950.
  
  

Latest revision as of 05:16, 6 March 2020

Grand National Night is a play by Campbell Christie [1] (1893-1963) and Dorothy Christie (1896-1990).

The original text

Translations and adaptations

A film based on the play was produced in 1953. Previous to the film version Grand National Night had been presented as a BBC Radio serial.

Performance history in South Africa

1948: Presented by the Brian Brooke Company starring Brian Brooke (who took over from Leo Britt), produced by Anthony Drake.

1950: Presented by the Johannesburg Repertory Players, April. at the Library Theatre, starring Doreen Mantle and Renee Cave-Chinn.

Sources

Brooke 1978. 176.

Trek, 14(5):43, 1950.


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