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''Teahouse of the August Moon'' by American playwright and screenwriter John Patrick [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Patrick_(dramatist)] (1905-1995), a comedy satirizing the U.S. occupation of Japan following the end of World War II. Adapted from a 1951 novel by Vern J. Sneider. 

First performed on Broadway in 1953, winning both a Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award. 

== The original text ==


==Translations and adaptations==
The play was, in turn, adapted to a film in 1956 starring Glenn Ford and Marlon Brando.  

== Performance history in South Africa ==
First produced in South Africa in 1955 by [[Brian Brooke]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]], directed by [[Michael Finlayson]], starring [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Brian Brooke]] as Sakini and [[Rory MacDermott]]. Decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]]. 

== Sources ==
''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Teahouse_of_the_August_Moon_(play)]

''[[Helikon]]'', 6(23), 1956.

[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 80.

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