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''Veronica's Room'' opens with an elderly couple inviting a young girl (Susan) and her date, whom they had spotted while dining at a restaurant, to visit the bedroom of a dead girl (Veronica) that they knew and who looked like Susan. The young pair accept the invitation, led by curiosity to see a photograph that shows Veronica's likeness. Before long, they are trapped in an unexpected situation that leads to a dramatic ending. (Wikipedia) | ''Veronica's Room'' opens with an elderly couple inviting a young girl (Susan) and her date, whom they had spotted while dining at a restaurant, to visit the bedroom of a dead girl (Veronica) that they knew and who looked like Susan. The young pair accept the invitation, led by curiosity to see a photograph that shows Veronica's likeness. Before long, they are trapped in an unexpected situation that leads to a dramatic ending. (Wikipedia) | ||
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Revision as of 07:09, 22 September 2015
Veronica's Room [1] is a 1973 play by American novelist, playwright, and songwriter Ira Levin (1929-2007) [2], best known for the novel Rosemary's Baby and the play Deathtrap.
Veronica's Room opens with an elderly couple inviting a young girl (Susan) and her date, whom they had spotted while dining at a restaurant, to visit the bedroom of a dead girl (Veronica) that they knew and who looked like Susan. The young pair accept the invitation, led by curiosity to see a photograph that shows Veronica's likeness. Before long, they are trapped in an unexpected situation that leads to a dramatic ending. (Wikipedia)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1977: Presented by Off-Centre Productions in the Baxter Theatre Studio, directed by Jo Dunstan. The cast included Ethwyn Grant, Phillip Boucher, Pippa Dyer and David Janes.
Sources
Wikipedia [3].
PACT theatre programme, 1975.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987, Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988.
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