The Duke in Darkness

The Duke in Darkness is a play by Patrick Hamilton (1904-1962)[1].

The original text

A psychological drama set during the French Wars of Religion, it was originally performed on 7 September 1942 at the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and then at the St. James Theatre, London, on 8 October 1942. It also ran on Broadway at the Playhouse Theatre from 24 January to 12 February 1944.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted for a live 90-minute BBC television presentation on 11 March 1948 and filmed for Australian TV in 1957.

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Hertog in die Duisternis by F.P. van der Merwe.

Sources

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

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Hamilton_(writer)

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