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''Travels with my Aunt'', a novel (1969) by [[Graham Greene]], adapted for the stage by [[Giles Havergal]].  
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A stage adaptation by [[Giles Havergal]] of [[Graham Greene]]'s 1969 novel of the same title. First presented in Glasgow in 1989 and then played in the West End (where it won a Laurence Olivier Award in 1993) and off Broadway in 1995.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] by arrangement with British producer Bill Kenwright, at the 1994 [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[Mark Graham]], starring [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Alan Swerdlow]], [[Mauro Faraoni]]. Set designer [[Anne Carghill]], Lighting designer [[Jannie Swanepoel]], Costume co-ordinator [[Colleen Moabelo]]. This production was staged at [[Theatre on the Bay]] in July 1994 and at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] from August 1994. Nominated for the FNB/Vita Best Play of the Year Award.
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1994: Produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] by arrangement with British producer Bill Kenwright, at the 1994 [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[Mark Graham]], starring [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Alan Swerdlow]], [[Mauro Faraoni]]. Set designer [[Anne Carghill]], Lighting designer [[Jannie Swanepoel]], Costume co-ordinator [[Colleen Moabelo]]. This production was staged at [[Theatre on the Bay]] in July 1994 and at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] from August 1994. Nominated for the FNB/Vita Best Play of the Year Award.
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2009: Directed by [[Alan Swerdlow]] with [[Graham Hopkins]], [[Robert Fridjhon]], [[Theo Landey]] and [[Malan le Roux]]. [[Montecasino Theatre]] and [[Theatre on the Bay]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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1994 National Arts Festival programme, 57.
 
1994 National Arts Festival programme, 57.
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''Cape Argus'', 25 August 2009.
  
  

Latest revision as of 12:34, 23 January 2017

A stage adaptation by Giles Havergal of Graham Greene's 1969 novel of the same title. First presented in Glasgow in 1989 and then played in the West End (where it won a Laurence Olivier Award in 1993) and off Broadway in 1995.

Performance history in South Africa

1994: Produced by Pieter Toerien by arrangement with British producer Bill Kenwright, at the 1994 National Arts Festival, directed by Mark Graham, starring Michael Atkinson, Roger Dwyer, Alan Swerdlow, Mauro Faraoni. Set designer Anne Carghill, Lighting designer Jannie Swanepoel, Costume co-ordinator Colleen Moabelo. This production was staged at Theatre on the Bay in July 1994 and at the Leonard Rayne Theatre from August 1994. Nominated for the FNB/Vita Best Play of the Year Award.

2009: Directed by Alan Swerdlow with Graham Hopkins, Robert Fridjhon, Theo Landey and Malan le Roux. Montecasino Theatre and Theatre on the Bay.


Translations and adaptations

Sources

Theatre programme

1994 National Arts Festival programme, 57.

Cape Argus, 25 August 2009.


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