Hands Across the Sea
Hands Across the Sea is a one-act play by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up Tonight at 8:30, a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. First produced in 1935 in Manchester and on tour and played in London (1936), New York (1936–1937) and Canada (1938).
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1946: Presented by the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society in February 1946 in the Cathedral Hall. Produced by Joyce Bradley. The cast: Cynthia Klette, Jennifer Craig, Mavis Scott, Rex Ainslie, David Lytton.
1947: Presented by East London Technical College Drama Club.
1957: Produced by the Amateur Theatre Guild in Port Elizabeth for the Salter's Cup.
Sources
South African Opinion, 3(1):22;
Trek 10(17) :18 1946.
Arts Theatre Club archive held by George Mountjoy.
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