Private Lives - Revision history

Fogterop at 15:52, 3 November 2018

2018-11-03T15:52:38Z

Fogterop at 15:48, 3 November 2018

2018-11-03T15:48:53Z

Ivor: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2018-02-10T08:38:00Z

Performance history in South Africa

Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2017-05-18T07:43:10Z

Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2016-08-18T05:35:28Z

Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2016-08-18T05:32:20Z

Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2016-08-18T05:27:59Z

Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2016-08-18T05:26:16Z

Performance history in South Africa

Johann van Heerden at 05:19, 18 August 2016

2016-08-18T05:19:57Z

Miriamt at 13:44, 9 June 2016

2016-06-09T13:44:27Z

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 The [[Brian Brooke Company]] presented this play on another occasion, probably at the [[Brooke Theatre]], Johannesburg, in the 1950s, starring [[Dulcie Gray]] and Michael Denison.
-: Directed by [[Minna Millsten]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] from 17 April at the [[Reps Theatre]].  Cast: [[Marjorie Gordon]] (Amanda), [[Cameron MacClure]] (Elyot), [[Olive King]] (Sybil), [[Richard Gray]] (Victor) .
+: Directed by [[Minna Millsten]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] from 17 April at the [[Reps Theatre]].  Cast: [[Marjorie Gordon]] (Amanda), [[Cameron McClure]] (Elyot), [[Olive King]] (Sybil), [[Richard Gray]] (Victor) .
 : Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Theatre Guild]].

@@ Line 6: / Line 6: @@
 The [[Brian Brooke Company]] presented this play on another occasion, probably at the [[Brooke Theatre]], Johannesburg, in the 1950s, starring [[Dulcie Gray]] and Michael Denison.
-: Directed by [[Minna Millsten]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] starring [[Marjorie Gordon]] and [[Cameron McClure]].
+: Directed by [[Minna Millsten]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] from 17 April at the [[Reps Theatre]].  Cast: [[Marjorie Gordon]] (Amanda), [[Cameron MacClure]] (Elyot), [[Olive King]] (Sybil), [[Richard Gray]] (Victor) .
 : Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Theatre Guild]].

← Older revision		Revision as of 08:38, 10 February 2018
Line 7:		Line 7:

	1953: Directed by [[Minna Millsten]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society\|Johannesburg Reps]] starring [[Marjorie Gordon]] and [[Cameron McClure]].		1953: Directed by [[Minna Millsten]] for [[Johannesburg Repertory Society\|Johannesburg Reps]] starring [[Marjorie Gordon]] and [[Cameron McClure]].
		+
		+	1953: Presented by the [[Port Elizabeth Amateur Theatre Guild]].

	1963: [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Robert Langford]] revived the play in 1964, starring Robert himself and [[Shelagh Holliday]] as well as [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Victor.		1963: [[Margaret Inglis]] and [[Robert Langford]] revived the play in 1964, starring Robert himself and [[Shelagh Holliday]] as well as [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Victor.

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 : [[Jane Osborne]] as Amanda Prynne and [[Arthur Clarke]] as Elyot Chase produced by [[Ann Botha]] for the [[Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society|GADS]] (Grahamstown Amateur Dramatic Society).
-: Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] at The [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[John Fernald]] starring South African-born Hildegard Neil.
+: Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] at The [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[John Fernald]] starring South African-born [[Hildegard Neil]].
 : Directed by [[Peter Curtis]] for [[CAPAB]], opening 28 February. Settings by [[Peter Krummeck]], costumes [[Jennifer Craig]], lighting [[John T. Baker]]. The cast included [[Helen Bourne]] (Amanda Prynne), [[John Whiteley]] (Elyot Chase), [[Mary Dreyer]] (Sybil Chase), [[Liz Dick]] (Louise, a maid) and [[Peter Cartwright]] (Victor Prynne).

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 : Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] at The [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[John Fernald]] starring South African-born Hildegard Neil.
-: Directed by [[Peter Curtis]] for [[CAPAB]], opening 28 February. Settings by [[Peter Krummeck]], costumes [[Jennifer Craig]], lighting [[John T. Baker]]. The cast included [[Helen Bourne]] (Amanda Prynne), [[John Whiteley]] (Elyot Chase), [[Mary Dreyer]] (Sibyl Chase), [[Liz Dick]] (Louise, a maid) and [[Peter Cartwright]] (Victor Prynne).
+: Directed by [[Peter Curtis]] for [[CAPAB]], opening 28 February. Settings by [[Peter Krummeck]], costumes [[Jennifer Craig]], lighting [[John T. Baker]]. The cast included [[Helen Bourne]] (Amanda Prynne), [[John Whiteley]] (Elyot Chase), [[Mary Dreyer]] (Sybil Chase), [[Liz Dick]] (Louise, a maid) and [[Peter Cartwright]] (Victor Prynne).
-: In 1988 the play was presented by [[Pieter Toerien]], opening 18 March in the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]], starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Neville Thomas]] and [[Eleni Cousins]], directed by [[Robert Whitehead]]. At the [[National Arts Festival]] Sibyl Chase was played by [[Gaynor Young]]. Subsequently presented by [[NAPAC]] Drama and Pieter Toerien at the [[Hexagon Theatre]], Pietermaritzburg, and the [[Loft Theatre]], Natal Playhouse, directed by [[Robert Whitehead]], from 26 July.
+: In 1988 the play was presented by [[Pieter Toerien]], opening 18 March in the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]], starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Neville Thomas]] and [[Eleni Cousins]], directed by [[Robert Whitehead]]. At the [[National Arts Festival]] Sybil Chase was played by [[Gaynor Young]]. Subsequently presented by [[NAPAC]] Drama and Pieter Toerien at the [[Hexagon Theatre]], Pietermaritzburg, and the [[Loft Theatre]], Natal Playhouse, directed by [[Robert Whitehead]], from 26 July.
 : Presented by [[KickstArt]] at the [[Kwasuka Theatre]], directed by [[Greg King]], from 26 September.
-: Staged by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Suanne Braun]] (Amanda), [[Warren Kimmel]] (Elyot), [[Alexandra Bairnsfather Cloete]] (Sibyl), [[James van Helsdingen]] (Victor) and [[Elise van Niekerk]]. Sets by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Bronwyn Lovegrove]] and [[Margo Fleisch]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] (Louise). The same production was presented at the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in July 2002 and subsequently at [[Theatre on the Bay]].
+: Staged by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Suanne Braun]] (Amanda), [[Warren Kimmel]] (Elyot), [[Alexandra Bairnsfather Cloete]] (Sybil), [[James van Helsdingen]] (Victor) and [[Elise van Niekerk]]. Sets by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Bronwyn Lovegrove]] and [[Margo Fleisch]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] (Louise). The same production was presented at the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in July 2002 and subsequently at [[Theatre on the Bay]].
 : Staged by the [[Claremont Dramatic Society]]  in the [[Masque Theatre]] in Muizenberg, directed by [[John Carne]], with [[Faeron Wheeler]] (Sybil), [[Dante Greeff]] (Elyot), [[Brandon Gregory]] (Victor), [[Liz Roodt]] (Amanda), [[Kim Randleff-Rasmussen]], [[Helen Broekmann]] and [[Melissa Sanderson]].

@@ Line 24: / Line 24: @@
 : Staged by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Suanne Braun]] (Amanda), [[Warren Kimmel]] (Elyot), [[Alexandra Bairnsfather Cloete]] (Sibyl), [[James van Helsdingen]] (Victor) and [[Elise van Niekerk]]. Sets by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Bronwyn Lovegrove]] and [[Margo Fleisch]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] (Louise). The same production was presented at the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in July 2002 and subsequently at [[Theatre on the Bay]].
-: Staged by the [[Claremont Dramatic Society]]  in the [[Masque Theatre]] in Muizenberg, directed by [[John Carne]], with [[Faeron Wheeler]], [[Dante Greeff]], [[Brandon Gregory]], [[Liz Roodt]], [[Kim Randleff-Rasmussen]], [[Helen Broekmann]] and [[Melissa Sanderson]].
+: Staged by the [[Claremont Dramatic Society]]  in the [[Masque Theatre]] in Muizenberg, directed by [[John Carne]], with [[Faeron Wheeler]] (Sybil), [[Dante Greeff]] (Elyot), [[Brandon Gregory]] (Victor), [[Liz Roodt]] (Amanda), [[Kim Randleff-Rasmussen]], [[Helen Broekmann]] and [[Melissa Sanderson]].
 ==Translations and adaptations==

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:26, 18 August 2016
Line 23:		Line 23:

	2002: Staged by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Suanne Braun]] (Amanda), [[Warren Kimmel]] (Elyot), [[Alexandra Bairnsfather Cloete]] (Sibyl), [[James van Helsdingen]] (Victor) and [[Elise van Niekerk]]. Sets by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Bronwyn Lovegrove]] and [[Margo Fleisch]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] (Louise). The same production was presented at the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in July 2002 and subsequently at [[Theatre on the Bay]].		2002: Staged by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]] at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Suanne Braun]] (Amanda), [[Warren Kimmel]] (Elyot), [[Alexandra Bairnsfather Cloete]] (Sibyl), [[James van Helsdingen]] (Victor) and [[Elise van Niekerk]]. Sets by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Bronwyn Lovegrove]] and [[Margo Fleisch]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]] (Louise). The same production was presented at the [[Montecasino Theatre]] in July 2002 and subsequently at [[Theatre on the Bay]].
		+
		+	2013: Staged by the [[Claremont Dramatic Society]] in the [[Masque Theatre]] in Muizenberg, directed by [[John Carne]]

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

← Older revision		Revision as of 05:19, 18 August 2016
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	A 1930 comedy of manners by [[Noël Coward]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Lives]. An immensely popular musical comedy originally written for Gertrude Lawrence, and produced in 1930 with Coward and Laurence Olivier. It was Coward's most enduringly successful work and is generally regarded as the high point of his career both commercially and artistically.	+	'''''Private Lives''''' is a 1930 comedy of manners by [[Noël Coward]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_Lives]. An immensely popular musical comedy originally written for Gertrude Lawrence, and produced in 1930 with Coward and Laurence Olivier. It was Coward's most enduringly successful work and is generally regarded as the high point of his career both commercially and artistically.

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

@@ Line 16: / Line 16: @@
 : Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] at The [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, directed by [[John Fernald]] starring South African-born Hildegard Neil.
-: Directed by [[Peter Curtis]] for [[CAPAB]] in 1978. Settings by [[Peter Krummeck]], costumes [[Jennifer Craig]], lighting [[John T. Baker]]. The cast included [[Helen Bourne]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Liz Dick]] and [[Peter Cartwright]].
+: Directed by [[Peter Curtis]] for [[CAPAB]], opening 28 February. Settings by [[Peter Krummeck]], costumes [[Jennifer Craig]], lighting [[John T. Baker]]. The cast included [[Helen Bourne]] (Amanda Prynne), [[John Whiteley]] (Elyot Chase), [[Mary Dreyer]] (Sibyl Chase), [[Liz Dick]] (Louise, a maid) and [[Peter Cartwright]] (Victor Prynne).
 : In 1988 the play was presented by [[Pieter Toerien]], opening 18 March in the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]], starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Neville Thomas]] and [[Eleni Cousins]], directed by [[Robert Whitehead]]. At the [[National Arts Festival]] Sibyl Chase was played by [[Gaynor Young]]. Subsequently presented by [[NAPAC]] Drama and Pieter Toerien at the [[Hexagon Theatre]], Pietermaritzburg, and the [[Loft Theatre]], Natal Playhouse, directed by [[Robert Whitehead]], from 26 July.
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 [[ESAT Bibliography Bri-Bru|Brooke]] 1978. 164-5.
-''Private Lives'' theatre programmes, 1978, 2002.
+''Private Lives'' theatre programmes, 1978 (CAPAB), 2002.
 ''[[See How They Run]]'' theatre programme, 1988.