Neville's Island

Neville's Island is a comedy by Tim Firth (1964-) [1].

The original text

A play about four British businessmen on a team-building weekend November on a small island in Derwentwater. The men differ greatly in character, none really fit for a crisis in the outdoors.

The play was first shown at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in the Round at Westwood, England in June 1992.

Translations and adaptations

A television film version was screened on 4 June 1998 on ITV, directed by Terry Johnson,

Performance history in South Africa

1995: Performed by PACT Drama at the Alexander Theatre, Johannesburg, directed by Alan Swerdlow with a cast that included James Borthwick.

Sources

http://www.timfirth.com/neville_play.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Firth

Beeld Kalender, 6 September 1995.

Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2016. 45. 121.

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