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''[[L'invitation au château]]'' ("Invitation to the castle") is a 1947 satirical play by the French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anouilh].

''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Round_the_Moon] is a 1950 translation and adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fry] of ''[[L'invitation au château]]'' ("Invitation to the castle") [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_the_Castle], a 1947 satirical play by the French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anouilh].

Published by Methuen, 1965.

== Performance history in South Africa ==
1953: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] starring British actor John Trevor and [[Zoe Randall]] directed by [[Brian Brooke]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban, subsequently at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town.

1964: Presented by [[PACT]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], the [[National Theatre]] in Pretoria, the [[Little Theatre]], Springs and the City Hall in Germiston in 1964. The play was directed by [[Ricky Arden]], starring [[Arthur Hall]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Fiona Fraser]], [[Valerie Philip]], [[John Hayter]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[Bess Finney]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Mavourneen Bryceland]], [[Doreen Lamb]] and [[Philip Boucher]]. Decor and costumes designed by [[Clarence Wilson]]. Dances choreographed by [[Gary Burne]].

1964: Staged by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by [[Ricky Arden]], with [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Madame Desmermortes), [[Val Donald]] (Diana Messerschmann), [[Nanette Rennie]] (Lady India), [[Michael Newell]] (Frederic/Hugo), [[Paddy Canavan]] (Capulet), [[Harold Lake]] (Romainville), [[Judith Gibson]] (Isabelle), [[Geoffrey Morris]] (Joshua), [[Flora McKenna]] (Mother), [[Bryan Bales]] (Patrice), [[Alec Bell]] (Messerschmann). Technical supervision by [[Emile Aucamp]].

1967: Directed by [[Richard Daneel]] for [[PACOFS]] in 1967, featuring [[Lynette Marais]] and [[Rina la Grange]].

1976: Another production by [[PACOFS]] was directed by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]], starring [[Francesca Bantock]] and [[Helen Bourne]]. [[Mavis Lilenstein]] was the stage manager.

==Translations and adaptations==

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_the_Castle
[[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 213, 217.

[[PACT]] report 1963/64; theatre programme 1964.

[[CAPAB]] theatre programme (undated).

[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

Scrapbook held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: LILENSTEIN, Mavis]: 2007. 9. 25. 5.

[[CAPAB]] List of Plays Presented, 1971

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-''[[L'invitation au château]]'' ("Invitation to the castle") is a 1947 satirical play by the French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anouilh].
+''[[L'invitation au château]]'' ("Invitation to the castle") is a French play by the French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anouilh].
-''[[Ring Round the Moon]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_Round_the_Moon] is a 1950 translation and adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Fry] of ''[[L'invitation au château]]'' ("Invitation to the castle") [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_the_Castle], a 1947 satirical play by the French playwright Jean Anouilh (1910-1987) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Anouilh].
 Published by Methuen, 1965.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] starring British actor John Trevor and [[Zoe Randall]] directed by [[Brian Brooke]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban, subsequently at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town.
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 : Another production by [[PACOFS]] was directed by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]], starring [[Francesca Bantock]] and [[Helen Bourne]]. [[Mavis Lilenstein]] was the stage manager.
-==Translations and adaptations==
 == Sources ==
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invitation_to_the_Castle
 [[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 213, 217.

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