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''Dark of the Moon'' by Howard Richardson and William Berney. An immensely popular romantic play with songs. Began in a playwrighting workshop at the University of Iowa in 1942. By 1945 it had tried out in Washington and opened on Broadway. Since then it has covered the world. Paul Newman once acted in it; Peter Brook once directed it. And nearly every college in the world has produced it at least once. In South Africa [[Taubie Kushlick]] had a huge success with this play on behalf of the [[University Players]] in the Fifties. [[Louis Burke]] and [[Joan Brickhill]] staged it for [[PACT]] in 1965.  
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''Dark of the Moon'' by Howard Richardson and William Berney. An immensely popular romantic play with songs. Began in a playwrighting workshop at the University of Iowa in 1942. By 1945 it had tried out in Washington and opened on Broadway. Since then it has covered the world. Paul Newman once acted in it; Peter Brook once directed it. And nearly every college in the world has produced it at least once.  
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== Productions in South Africa ==
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1950s: In South Africa [[Taubie Kushlick]] had a huge success with this play on behalf of the [[University Players]] in the Fifties.  
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1965: [[Louis Burke]] and [[Joan Brickhill]] staged it for [[PACT]] in 1965.  
  
  

Revision as of 09:26, 15 May 2014

Dark of the Moon by Howard Richardson and William Berney. An immensely popular romantic play with songs. Began in a playwrighting workshop at the University of Iowa in 1942. By 1945 it had tried out in Washington and opened on Broadway. Since then it has covered the world. Paul Newman once acted in it; Peter Brook once directed it. And nearly every college in the world has produced it at least once.


Productions in South Africa

1950s: In South Africa Taubie Kushlick had a huge success with this play on behalf of the University Players in the Fifties.

1965: Louis Burke and Joan Brickhill staged it for PACT in 1965.


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