Travesties - Revision history

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 == Sources ==
 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travesties
 ''Travesties'' theatre programmes, 1977, 1994.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing ''Ulysses'', Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. ''[[Travesties]]'' was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 : Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama in the [[Nico Malan Theatre|Nico Theatre]] April 9-30, 1994. Directed by [[Roy Sargeant]], designs by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[John T. Baker]], music by Michael Tuffin. The cast members were [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Ralph Lawson]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Jana van Niekerk]], [[Michelle Scott]], [[Graham Armitage]] and [[Diane Wilson]].
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 ''Travesties'' theatre programmes, 1977, 1994.
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-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 T|T]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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 ==The original text==
-The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. ''[[Travesties]]'' was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
+The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing ''Ulysses'', Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. ''[[Travesties]]'' was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]].
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 ==The original text==
-The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
+The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. ''[[Travesties]]'' was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	''Travesties'' is a play by British playwright Tom Stoppard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard#Theatre] (1937-). The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.	+	''[[Travesties]]'' is a play by British playwright Tom Stoppard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard#Theatre] (1937-).
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		+	==The original text==
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		+	The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Directed by [[Christopher Hahn]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, starring [[Richard Grant]], [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], [[Michael Shevelew]], [[Michael O'Brien]], [[Henry Cameron]], [[Glendyr Sacks]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Di Britz]].
+: Directed by [[Christopher Hahn]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, starring [[Richard Grant]], [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], [[Michael Shevelew]], [[Michael O'Brien]], [[Henry Cameron]], [[Glendyr Sacks]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Diane Britz|Di Britz]].
 : Directed by [[Malcolm Purkey]], with [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[William Kentridge]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1978.

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-A play by Tom Stoppard. The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
+''Travesties'' is a play by British playwright Tom Stoppard [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard#Theatre] (1937-). The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travesties
-Theatre programme, 1994
+''Travesties'' theatre programme, 1994.
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