Archy and Mehitabel
Archy and Mehitabel [1] is a musical based on the activities of the fictional characters created in 1916 by American Don Marquis (1878-1937) [2].
Collections of the "Archy" stories have been published and re-printed numerous times over the years. Titles in the series include Archy and Mehitabel (1927), published by Faber and Faber in London, 1931.
Performance history in South Africa
1970s: In South Africa it was produced by PACT in the 1970s starring Cathy Cota, Tim Plewman, Michael Richard, Patti Smit, Kryska Witkowska.
1980: Archy's life of Mehitabel was presented by the Department of Speech and Drama, University of Natal, at the Square Space Theatre, adapted and directed by Ann Wakefield, May 1980.
1982: Presented by Festival Players in the Baxter Studio, directed by Teddy Davies, with Mike Tompson, Derek Griffin, Leigh Matty, Nino Scalabrino, Tracy Graham, James Phillipson, Lindy de Kock, Gerhard du Raan, Sandi Lee Ruttenberg, Hein van Huyssteen, Susan Veldsman, Jane Johnson, Sally Radu.
Sources
Theatre programme (1980 production) held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 3. 25.
Brian Barrow and Yvonne Williams-Short (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987. Cape Town: The Baxter Theatre.
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