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''[[Caught Napping]]'' is a three-act comedy play set at Lakeview School by Geoffrey Lumsden and was first presented in 1959 at the Piccadilly Theatre, London.

== The original text ==

==Translations and adaptations==

== Performance history in South Africa ==

May 1 - 5, 1962. Presented by [[The Grey Players]] (Scholars at the Grey High School) in the [[De Waal Hall]], Port Elizabeth. Produced by [[Jacques van Onselen]].

Cast included [[Beresford Jobling]] (Wellington Potts - housemaster), [[Anthony Farr]] (Henry), [[Colin Kruger]] (Mabel), [[Glynn Woodin]] (Jill Potts - Daughter), [[Eldon Swallow]] (Gertrude Potts - Wife), [[Allen Duff]] (Dr Rodd - Headmaster), [[Peter Kingston]] (Matron), [[Jeffrey Ilsley]] (Gordon Wilding - assistant master), [[Trevor Kennelly]] (Laker-Hopp - schoolboy), [[John Gardner]] (Archie d'Arcy - bookmaker), [[Conal d'altera turner]] (Talky), [[Geoffrey Allen]] (Maj-Gen Sir Francis-Francis Carmichael), [[Geoffrey Comley)]] (Lady Carmichael).

All the dramatis personae were scholars at the boys-only school.

== Sources ==

Original 1962 ''[[Caught Napping]]'' production programme.

Unnamed newspaper clipping, May 2, 1962.

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	Unnamed newspaper clipping, May 2, 1962.		Unnamed newspaper clipping, May 2, 1962.
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		+	Original programme from the March 10, 1977, [[Western Players Amateur Dramatic Society]]'s production of [[Writer's Cramp]].

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	1962: Performed as ''[[Caught Napping]]'' by [[The Grey Players]] (all pupils at the [[Grey High School]]) in the [[De Waal Hall]], Port Elizabeth from 1-5 May. Produced by [[Jacques van Onselen]]. The cast included [[Beresford Jobling]] (Wellington Potts - housemaster), [[Anthony Farr]] (Henry), [[Colin Kruger]] (Mabel), [[Glynn Woodin]] (Jill Potts - Daughter), [[Eldon Swallow]] (Gertrude Potts - Wife), [[Allen Duff]] (Dr Rodd - Headmaster), [[Peter Kingston]] (Matron), [[Jeffrey Ilsley]] (Gordon Wilding - assistant master), [[Trevor Kennelly]] (Laker-Hopp - schoolboy), [[John Gardner]] (Archie d'Arcy - bookmaker), [[Conal d'altera turner]] (Talky), [[Geoffrey Allen]] (Maj-Gen Sir Francis-Francis Carmichael), [[Geoffrey Comley)]] (Lady Carmichael).		1962: Performed as ''[[Caught Napping]]'' by [[The Grey Players]] (all pupils at the [[Grey High School]]) in the [[De Waal Hall]], Port Elizabeth from 1-5 May. Produced by [[Jacques van Onselen]]. The cast included [[Beresford Jobling]] (Wellington Potts - housemaster), [[Anthony Farr]] (Henry), [[Colin Kruger]] (Mabel), [[Glynn Woodin]] (Jill Potts - Daughter), [[Eldon Swallow]] (Gertrude Potts - Wife), [[Allen Duff]] (Dr Rodd - Headmaster), [[Peter Kingston]] (Matron), [[Jeffrey Ilsley]] (Gordon Wilding - assistant master), [[Trevor Kennelly]] (Laker-Hopp - schoolboy), [[John Gardner]] (Archie d'Arcy - bookmaker), [[Conal d'altera turner]] (Talky), [[Geoffrey Allen]] (Maj-Gen Sir Francis-Francis Carmichael), [[Geoffrey Comley)]] (Lady Carmichael).
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		+	1971: Staged by the [[Western Players Amateur Dramatic Society]] in Port Elizabeth.

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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−	''[[Caught Napping]]'' is a three-act ~~comedy~~ by Geoffrey Lumsden (1914-1984)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lumsden]	+	''[[Caught Napping]]'' is a three-act farce by Geoffrey Lumsden (1914-1984)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lumsden]

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-''[[Caught Napping]]'' is a three-act comedy play set at Lakeview School by Geoffrey Lumsden and was first presented in 1959 at the Piccadilly Theatre, London.
+''[[Caught Napping]]'' is a three-act comedy  by Geoffrey Lumsden (1914-1984)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Lumsden]
 == The original text ==
-The play revolves around a schoolboy's end-of-year prank.
+The play revolves around a schoolboy's end-of-year prank and is set at Lakeview School. It was first presented in 1959 at the Piccadilly Theatre, London. Published by Evans Bros. in the same year.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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	== The original text ==		== The original text ==

		+	The play revolves around a schoolboy's end-of-year prank.

	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-May 1 - 5, 1962. Presented by [[The Grey Players]] (Scholars at the Grey High School) in the [[De Waal Hall]], Port Elizabeth. Produced by [[Jacques van Onselen]].
+: Performed as ''[[Caught Napping]]'' by [[The Grey Players]] (all pupils at the [[Grey High School]]) in the [[De Waal Hall]], Port Elizabeth from 1-5 May. Produced by [[Jacques van Onselen]]. The cast included [[Beresford Jobling]] (Wellington Potts - housemaster), [[Anthony Farr]] (Henry), [[Colin Kruger]] (Mabel), [[Glynn Woodin]] (Jill Potts - Daughter), [[Eldon Swallow]] (Gertrude Potts - Wife), [[Allen Duff]] (Dr Rodd - Headmaster), [[Peter Kingston]] (Matron), [[Jeffrey Ilsley]] (Gordon Wilding - assistant master), [[Trevor Kennelly]] (Laker-Hopp - schoolboy), [[John Gardner]] (Archie d'Arcy - bookmaker), [[Conal d'altera turner]] (Talky), [[Geoffrey Allen]] (Maj-Gen Sir Francis-Francis Carmichael), [[Geoffrey Comley)]] (Lady Carmichael).
 == Sources ==