Fortune and Men's Eyes

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Fortune and Men's Eyes is a 1967 play and 1971 film written by John Herbert about a young man's experience in prison, exploring themes of homosexuality and sexual slavery. The title comes from William Shakespeare's Sonnet 29 which begins with the line "When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes".


First done in South Africa by The Space in 1974. Directed, designed and lit by Pieter-Dirk Uys with Marthinus Basson, Neels Bezuidenhout, Bill Curry, Vincent Ebrahim and Jonathan Sherwood. Bill Anderson was the stage manager. After the run the author donated his royalties to The Space (Cape Town).

Also done by The Company with Bill Flynn, Paul Slabolepszy, Ron Smerczak and Danny Keogh in The Nunnery, Johannesburg (1975).

Directed by Dawie Malan in 1981, starring Kurt Egelhof as Smitty (Durban).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_and_Men's_Eyes

Astbury 1979.


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