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−	''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' is a British musical, with the music written by Richard Hill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29] and John Hawkins, and the lyrics by Nevill Coghill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill].	+	#REDIRECT[[The Canterbury Tales]]
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−	~~== The original text ==~~
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−	It was originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, conceived and directed by Martin Starkie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Starkie] and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie. It was expanded into a full length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968 and ran for 2,080 performances. (''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29])
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−	~~The musical took five tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's ''~~[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' and told them with song and humour. These were: ''The Miller's Tale''; ''The Nun's Priest's Tale''; ''The Steward's Tale''; ''The Merchant's Tale''; and ''The Wife of Bath's Tale''. In addition, Chaucer's ''Prologue'' and ''Epilogue'' were spoken.
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	1970: Staged by the [[JODS]] in the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]], directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]], with [[Phillip Boucher]] (Host), [[Rigby Foster]] (Knight), [[Ian Hamilton]] (Squire), [[Joey van Rooyen]] (Prioress), [[Sheila Ferguson]] (Nun), [[Hugh Rouse]] (Priest), [[David Chrichton]] (Cook), [[Ian Kemm]] (Friar), [[Marjorie Gordon]] (Wife of Bath), [[Kerry Jordan]] (Miller), [[George Korelin]] (Steward), [[Billy Boyle]] (Clerk of Oxford), [[Gabriel Bayman]] (Merchant), [[Louis Ife]] (Chaucer) and others. Musical direction by [[Thomas Erskine]] and choreography by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]].
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29~~
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−	~~https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill~~
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−	~~[[JODS]] theatre programme, 1970.~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page~~]]

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	+	''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' is a British musical, with the music written by Richard Hill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29] and John Hawkins, and the lyrics by Nevill Coghill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill].

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	+	== The original text ==
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	+	It was originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, conceived and directed by Martin Starkie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Starkie] and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie. It was expanded into a full length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968 and ran for 2,080 performances. (''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29])
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	+	The musical took five tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' and told them with song and humour. These were: ''The Miller's Tale''; ''The Nun's Priest's Tale''; ''The Steward's Tale''; ''The Merchant's Tale''; and ''The Wife of Bath's Tale''. In addition, Chaucer's ''Prologue'' and ''Epilogue'' were spoken.
	+
	+	==Translations and adaptations==
	+
	+	== Performance history in South Africa ==
	+
	+	1970: Staged by the [[JODS]] in the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]], directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]], with [[Phillip Boucher]] (Host), [[Rigby Foster]] (Knight), [[Ian Hamilton]] (Squire), [[Joey van Rooyen]] (Prioress), [[Sheila Ferguson]] (Nun), [[Hugh Rouse]] (Priest), [[David Chrichton]] (Cook), [[Ian Kemm]] (Friar), [[Marjorie Gordon]] (Wife of Bath), [[Kerry Jordan]] (Miller), [[George Korelin]] (Steward), [[Billy Boyle]] (Clerk of Oxford), [[Gabriel Bayman]] (Merchant), [[Louis Ife]] (Chaucer) and others. Musical direction by [[Thomas Erskine]] and choreography by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]].
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	+	== Sources ==
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	+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29
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	+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29
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	+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill
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	+	[[JODS]] theatre programme, 1970.
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	+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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	+	== Return to ==
	+
	+	Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
	+
	+	Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
	+
	+	Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
	+
	+	Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
	+
	+	Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
	+
	+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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	+	Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	The title can refer to an of a number of stage adaptations, based on the original publication known as '''''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales], a collection of 24 stories that run to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer]
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−	~~Listed below are those adaptations of the work that have been performed in South Africa under this particular title, as well as works based on the individual stories.~~
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−	~~=''[[Canterbury Tales]]''=~~
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−	~~==The original text==~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	~~= =~~
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−	~~==The original text==~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	~~= Sources =~~
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−	[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman\|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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−	~~[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.203-205~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~= Return to =~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page]]~~
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	The title can refer to an of a number of stage adaptations, based on the original publication known as '''''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales], a collection of 24 stories that run to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer]		The title can refer to an of a number of stage adaptations, based on the original publication known as '''''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales], a collection of 24 stories that run to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer]

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	The title can refer to an of a number of stage adaptations, based on the original publication known as '''''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales], a collection of 24 stories that run to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer]		The title can refer to an of a number of stage adaptations, based on the original publication known as '''''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales], a collection of 24 stories that run to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer]

−	Listed below are those adaptations of the work that have been performed in South Africa under this particular .	+	Listed below are those adaptations of the work that have been performed in South Africa under this particular title, as well as works based on the individual stories.

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−	Listed below are those adaptations of the work that have been performed in South Africa.	+	Listed below are those adaptations of the work that have been performed in South Africa under this particular .

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-See: ''[[Canterbury Tales (musical)]]''
+The title can refer to an of a number of stage adaptations, based on the original publication known as ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales], a collection of 24 stories that run to over 17,000 lines written in Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer (c.1343–1400) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer]
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+Listed below are those adaptations of the work that have been performed in South Africa.
-See: ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' by Geoffrey Chaucer.