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''The Best Man'' is a 1960 play by American playwright Gore Vidal. The play opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 31, 1960, and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964.
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''[[The Best Man]]'' is a play by Gore Vidal (1925-2012)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal].
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==The original text==
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The play opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 31, 1960, and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in November 1960, starring [[Ruth Abromowitz]], [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Edward Davies]], [[Brian Haines]]. Decor by [[Pamela Lewis]].
 
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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1960: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in November 1960, starring [[Ruth Abromowitz]], [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Edward Davies]], [[Brian Haines]]. Decor by [[Pamela Lewis]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Man_(play)
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Man_(play)
  
[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 122
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal
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[[Donald Inskip]]. 1977. ''Stage by Stage: The Leonard Schach Story''. Cape Town: Howard Timmins: p 122
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:50, 20 January 2021

The Best Man is a play by Gore Vidal (1925-2012)[1].

The original text

The play opened on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre on March 31, 1960, and was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Play. Vidal adapted it into a film with the same title in 1964.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1960: Directed by Leonard Schach for the Cockpit Players at the Hofmeyr Theatre in November 1960, starring Ruth Abromowitz, Joyce Bradley, Edward Davies, Brian Haines. Decor by Pamela Lewis.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_Man_(play)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gore_Vidal

Donald Inskip. 1977. Stage by Stage: The Leonard Schach Story. Cape Town: Howard Timmins: p 122

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page