Autumn Crocus
Autumn Crocus is play by Dodie Smith ()[].
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The original text
Smith's first play, it was written under the pseudonym of C.L. Anthony). Telling the story of a single schoolteacher who goes on holiday to the Tyrol and falls in love with the married owner of the hotel in which she is staying.
First produced in 1931, directed by Basil Dean, opening at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 6 April 1931, with Fay Compton, Francis Lederer and Martita Hunt. Stage designs were by Gladys Calthrop.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1959: Performed by PEMADS in Port Elizabeth, directed by Leontine Sagan with Peter Curtis as "Andreis Steiner".
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Crocus_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodie_Smith
Biography of Peter Curtis submitted to ESAT by Craig Curtis in September 2023.
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