Difference between revisions of "Dear Liar"
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| − | ''[[Dear Liar]]'' is a play by [[Jerome Kilty]] (1922-2012) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Kilty] | + | ''[[Dear Liar]]'' is a play by [[Jerome Kilty]] (1922-2012) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Kilty]. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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| + | The play is based on the longtime correspondence (April 1899 to August 1939) between British playwright Goerge Bernard Shaw and British actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell. | ||
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Published by Samuel French. ISBN: 9780573607837. | Published by Samuel French. ISBN: 9780573607837. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Rykie van Reenen]] as ''[[Liefste Leuenaar]]''. | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Rykie van Reenen]] as ''[[Liefste Leuenaar]]''. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1961: Directed by [[Jerome Kilty]]. With Jerome Kilty and [[Cavada Humphrey]]. Kushlick-Gluckman. [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg. | 1961: Directed by [[Jerome Kilty]]. With Jerome Kilty and [[Cavada Humphrey]]. Kushlick-Gluckman. [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg. | ||
| − | 1962: It was the first play presented by the [[Ensamble Players]] (Ensemble Players?) | + | 1962: It was the first play presented by the [[Ensamble Players]] ([[Ensemble Players]]?), the first performance being in Somerset West, followed on 2 November in the [[Botha Hall]], Stellenbosch and then at the Port Elizabeth [[City Hall]], directed by [[Laurie van der Merwe]], starring [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] and [[Paddy Canavan]]. |
1963: [[Laurie van der Merwe]] was to direct the [[Afrikaans]] version, ''[[Liefste Leuenaar]]'' in March 1963. | 1963: [[Laurie van der Merwe]] was to direct the [[Afrikaans]] version, ''[[Liefste Leuenaar]]'' in March 1963. | ||
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1979: Presented by [[PACT]]. The production lost money. | 1979: Presented by [[PACT]]. The production lost money. | ||
| − | 1981: ''Dear Liar'' directed by [[Keith Grenville]] for Baxter Theatre Productions, 1981 in the [[Baxter Theatre]]. The cast: [[Keith Grenville]], [[Zoë Randall]]. | + | 1981: ''Dear Liar'' directed by [[Keith Grenville]] for [[Baxter Theatre Productions]], 1981 in the [[Baxter Theatre]]. The cast: [[Keith Grenville]], [[Zoë Randall]]. |
2003: [[National Arts Festival]], [[Basil Rubin]]. | 2003: [[National Arts Festival]], [[Basil Rubin]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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''[[Die Oosterlig]]'', 7 November 1962. | ''[[Die Oosterlig]]'', 7 November 1962. | ||
| − | ''Dear Liar'' programme, 1972 (?) | + | ''[[Dear Liar]]'' programme, 1972 (?) |
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 279, 371. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 279, 371. | ||
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''[[The Star]]'', 24 March 2009. | ''[[The Star]]'', 24 March 2009. | ||
| − | + | Photographs, theatre programmes and newspaper clippings relating to various productions held by [[NELM]]. | |
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Revision as of 05:16, 11 December 2020
Dear Liar is a play by Jerome Kilty (1922-2012) [1].
Contents
The original text
The play is based on the longtime correspondence (April 1899 to August 1939) between British playwright Goerge Bernard Shaw and British actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell.
Published by Samuel French. ISBN: 9780573607837.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Rykie van Reenen as Liefste Leuenaar.
Performance history in South Africa
1961: Directed by Jerome Kilty. With Jerome Kilty and Cavada Humphrey. Kushlick-Gluckman. Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg.
1962: It was the first play presented by the Ensamble Players (Ensemble Players?), the first performance being in Somerset West, followed on 2 November in the Botha Hall, Stellenbosch and then at the Port Elizabeth City Hall, directed by Laurie van der Merwe, starring Siegfried Mynhardt and Paddy Canavan.
1963: Laurie van der Merwe was to direct the Afrikaans version, Liefste Leuenaar in March 1963.
1972: Staged at The Blue Fox, starring Diane Wilson as Mrs Patrick Campbell and Hugh Rouse as George Bernard Shaw.
1972: Dear Liar presented by Capital Theatres, produced by Peter Prowse in Cape Town (1972?), starring Frank Shelley and Diane Wilson.
1979: Presented by PACT. The production lost money.
1981: Dear Liar directed by Keith Grenville for Baxter Theatre Productions, 1981 in the Baxter Theatre. The cast: Keith Grenville, Zoë Randall.
2003: National Arts Festival, Basil Rubin.
2009: Presented at the Montecasino Theatre, directed by British director Richard Digby Day [2], starring visiting West End actors Gary Raymond [3] and Delena Kidd [4]. Also at the Theatre on the Bay in Cape Town.
Sources
Die Oosterlig, 7 November 1962.
Dear Liar programme, 1972 (?)
Tucker, 1997. 279, 371.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
The Star, 24 March 2009.
Photographs, theatre programmes and newspaper clippings relating to various productions held by NELM.
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