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| − | ''[[The Prince of West End Avenue]]'' is a play by Alan Isler. | + | ''[[The Prince of West End Avenue]]'' is a one-man play, based on the novel by Alan Isler. |
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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | ''[[The Prince of West End Avenue]]'' was originally written as a novel by Alan Isler and published in 1994 by Bridge Works Publishers. Set in the Emma Lazarus retirement home in uptown Manhattan, where the Jewish inmates embark on a chaotic, bitchy production of Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]''. | |
| − | Set in the Emma Lazarus retirement home in uptown Manhattan, where the Jewish inmates embark on a chaotic, bitchy production of Shakespeare's ''[[Hamlet]]''. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | The novel was adapted as a one-man performance piece by ** | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Revision as of 06:47, 7 March 2017
The Prince of West End Avenue is a one-man play, based on the novel by Alan Isler.
Contents
The original text
The Prince of West End Avenue was originally written as a novel by Alan Isler and published in 1994 by Bridge Works Publishers. Set in the Emma Lazarus retirement home in uptown Manhattan, where the Jewish inmates embark on a chaotic, bitchy production of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
Translations and adaptations
The novel was adapted as a one-man performance piece by **
Performance history in South Africa
1999: Visiting British actor Kerry Shale performed it as a one man show at the Spier Summer Festival in Stellenbosch, playing more than 14 characters.
Sources
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/632730.The_Prince_of_West_End_Avenue
Christene Skinner. Spier Summer Festival calendar Artslink.co.za News 10/01/1999
