Deathtrap - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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	1978: Directed by [[Stockton Briggle]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions. Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (18 December 1978 to 6 January 1979) and other theatres. The cast: [[Peter Wyngarde]], [[Beryl Gordon]], [[Raymond O'Neill]], [[Robin Dolton]], [[Patricia Sanders]].		1978: Directed by [[Stockton Briggle]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions. Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (18 December 1978 to 6 January 1979) and other theatres. The cast: [[Peter Wyngarde]], [[Beryl Gordon]], [[Raymond O'Neill]], [[Robin Dolton]], [[Patricia Sanders]].
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		+	1980: Presented by [[PEMADS]], directed by [[Noel Morgan]].

	1984: Presented by the [[Dramatic Society of East London]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Lynette Alexander]], with [[Ian Haselau]], [[Karyn Snyman]], [[Peter Wakefield]], [[Mary Dickinson]] and [[Don Titford]].		1984: Presented by the [[Dramatic Society of East London]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Lynette Alexander]], with [[Ian Haselau]], [[Karyn Snyman]], [[Peter Wakefield]], [[Mary Dickinson]] and [[Don Titford]].

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin
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		+	Theatre programme, 1984

	[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas\|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.		[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas\|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Directed by [[Stockton Briggle]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions. Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (18 December 1978 to 6 January 1979) and other theatres. The cast: [[Peter Wyngarde]], [[Beryl Gordon]], [[Raymond O'Neill]], [[Robin Dolton]], [[Patricia Sanders]].
 == Sources ==

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-''[[Deathtrap]]'' is a thriller in two acts by Ira Levin (1929-2007)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin].
+''[[Deathtrap]]'' is a comedy-thriller in two acts by Ira Levin (1929-2007)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin].
 ==The original text==
-Written in 1978, it is a two-act comedy thriller withing a play, with many twists, with one set and five characters. Following a tryout at the Wilbur Theatre, Boston, it went on to a four-year run on Broadway, opening at the Music Box Theatre under the direction of Robert Moore, February 26, 1978, before moving to the Biltmore Theatre on January 7, 1982 and closing on June 13 of that year.
+Written in 1978, it is referred to as a play withing a play, using with one set and five characters and a plot with many twists. Following a tryout at the Wilbur Theatre, Boston, it went on to a four-year run on Broadway, opening at the Music Box Theatre under the direction of Robert Moore, February 26, 1978, before moving to the Biltmore Theatre on January 7, 1982 and closing on June 13 of that year.
 It holds the record for the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway, and was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Play.
 == Translations and adaptations ==
 It was adapted into a film starring Christopher Reeve, Michael Caine, and Dyan Cannon in 1982.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Directed by [[Stockton Briggle]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions. Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (18 December 1978 to 6 January 1979) and other theatres. The cast: [[Peter Wyngarde]], [[Beryl Gordon]], [[Raymond O'Neill]], [[Robin Dolton]], [[Patricia Sanders]].

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 ==The original text==
-Written in 1978, it is a comedy thriller play withing a play, with many twists, with one set and five characters. Following a tryout at the Wilbur Theatre, Boston, it went on to a four-year run on Broadway, opening at the Music Box Theatre under the direction of Robert Moore, February 26, 1978, before moving to the Biltmore Theatre on January 7, 1982 and closing on June 13 of that year.
+Written in 1978, it is a two-act comedy thriller withing a play, with many twists, with one set and five characters. Following a tryout at the Wilbur Theatre, Boston, it went on to a four-year run on Broadway, opening at the Music Box Theatre under the direction of Robert Moore, February 26, 1978, before moving to the Biltmore Theatre on January 7, 1982 and closing on June 13 of that year.
 It holds the record for the longest-running comedy-thriller on Broadway, and was nominated for four Tony Awards, including Best Play.

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-''[[Deathtrap]]'' is a thriller in two acts by Ira Levin (1929-2007).
+''[[Deathtrap]]'' is a thriller in two acts by Ira Levin (1929-2007)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin].
 ==The original text==
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathtrap_(play).
 [[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.

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-''Deathtrap'' is a thriller in two acts written in 1978 by Ira Levin (1929-2007).
+''[[Deathtrap]]'' is a thriller in two acts written in 1978 by Ira Levin (1929-2007).
-Directed in 1978 by [[Stockton Briggle]] for [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions. Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] (18 December 1978 to 6 January 1979) and other theatres. The cast: [[Peter Wyngarde]], [[Beryl Gordon]], [[Raymond O'Neill]], [[Robin Dolton]], [[Patricia Sanders]].
+== Translations and adaptations ==
-It was adapted into a film starring Christopher Reeve, Michael Caine, and Dyan Cannon in 1982.
+== Performance history in South Africa ==
 == Sources ==
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 Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathtrap_(play)].
-Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.
+[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
 Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 D|D]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays