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1981: An adaptation by [[Stephen Gray]] was staged by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at Theatre in Focus hosted by the [[University of Natal]] in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban, directed by | 1981: An adaptation by [[Stephen Gray]] was staged by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at Theatre in Focus hosted by the [[University of Natal]] in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban, directed by | ||
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Revision as of 08:38, 28 July 2015
Helena's Hope, Ltd is a play by Stephen Black.
Contents
The original text
A hugely popular farce about the goldfields, which satirizes the individual capitalists, while employing a classical melodramatic plot. Set in 1908-1910.
Published in a collection Stephen Black: Three Plays, edited by Stephen Gray (Ad Donker 1984).
Adaptations and translations
Performance history in South Africa
1910: First performed by Stephen Black's own company in 1910, often repeated till the 1930s.
1917: Performed in the Standard Theatre, Johannesburg, in February, (by the Leonard Rayne Company??), featuring Martha van Hulsteyn.
1981: An adaptation by Stephen Gray was staged by the University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art at Theatre in Focus hosted by the University of Natal in Durban. The production opened on 29 June in the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban, directed by
Sources
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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
