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''The Public Eye'' (1962), part of a double bill, ''[[The Private Ear]]''/''The Public Eye'', two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright Peter Shaffer. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.
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''[[The Public Eye]]'' is a short play by [[Peter Shaffer]](1926-2016)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer].
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== The original text ==
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Written in 1962, it is part of a double bill, ''[[The Private Ear]]''/''[[The Public Eye]]'', two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright Peter Shaffer. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
[[Diane Wilson]] and [[John Whiteley]] was seen in a roduction of this lay in 1964.
 
  
Presented and directed by [[Mark Wierbicki]] on the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe, 1984. The cast: [[Jurgen Hellberg]], [[Gregory Mellvill Smith]], [[Susan Danford]].
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1964: Staged by [[NAPAC]] in the [[Lyric Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Clive Parnell]] (Julian), [[Gordon Mulholland]] (Charles) and [[Diane Wilson]] (Belinda).
  
Directed by [[Murray McGibbon]] for [[NAPAC]] after 1987.
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1965: A [[Leonard Schach]] and [[David Bloomberg]] production opened on 2 February in a double bill with ''[[The Private Ear]]'' at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], Cape Town, starring [[Erica Rogers]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], and [[Michael Allis]].
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1984: Presented and directed by [[Mark Wierbicki]] on the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe. The cast: [[Jurgen Hellberg]], [[Greg Melvill-Smith]], [[Susan Danford]].
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198*: Directed by [[Murray McGibbon]] for [[NAPAC]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer].
  
 
National Arts Festival programme, 1984.
 
National Arts Festival programme, 1984.
  
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Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue.
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[[NAPAC]] theatre programme, 1964.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 09:10, 4 May 2017

The Public Eye is a short play by Peter Shaffer(1926-2016)[1].


The original text

Written in 1962, it is part of a double bill, The Private Ear/The Public Eye, two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright Peter Shaffer. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.

Performance history in South Africa

1964: Staged by NAPAC in the Lyric Theatre in Durban, directed by Taubie Kushlick, with Clive Parnell (Julian), Gordon Mulholland (Charles) and Diane Wilson (Belinda).

1965: A Leonard Schach and David Bloomberg production opened on 2 February in a double bill with The Private Ear at the Hofmeyr Theatre, Cape Town, starring Erica Rogers, Cobus Rossouw, Robert Aden [2], and Michael Allis.

1984: Presented and directed by Mark Wierbicki on the National Arts Festival Fringe. The cast: Jurgen Hellberg, Greg Melvill-Smith, Susan Danford.

198*: Directed by Murray McGibbon for NAPAC.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Wikipedia [3].

National Arts Festival programme, 1984.

Various entries in the NELM catalogue.

NAPAC theatre programme, 1964.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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