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''[[A Month of Sundays]]'' is a comedy by Bob Larbey ()[]
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''[[A Month of Sundays]]'' is a comedy by Bob Larbey (2014)[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsL/larbey-bob.php]
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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A comedy about the difficulties inherent in growing old. Cooper who has gone into a nursing home rather than become a burden on his family, flirts valiantly with the female staff, banters with the other old folks and keeps a close check on his "record of physical deteriorations”
 
A comedy about the difficulties inherent in growing old. Cooper who has gone into a nursing home rather than become a burden on his family, flirts valiantly with the female staff, banters with the other old folks and keeps a close check on his "record of physical deteriorations”
  
A Month of Sundays was first produced in 1985 in Southampton and was then transferred to the Duchess Theatre In London in February 1986, starring George Cole and Geoffrey Bayldon.
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A Month of Sundays was first produced on 14 November, 1985, at The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and was then transferred to the Duchess Theatre in London in February 1986, starring George Cole and Geoffrey Bayldon.
  
Transposed to the USA, it was performed at the Ritz Theatre on Broadway from 16-18  April  1987[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-month-of-sundays-4455].  
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Transposed to a nursing home in the USA, it was performed at the Ritz Theatre on Broadway from 16-18  April  1987[https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-month-of-sundays-4455].
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
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1964: Performed by the [[Anchor Players]] at the [[Dock Yard Recreation Hall]] in Simonstown.
  
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== Sources ==
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Michael Coveney. 2014. Obituary of Bob Larbey, ''The Guardian'' 6 April 2014[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/apr/06/bob-larbey].
  
== Sources ==
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http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsL/larbey-bob.php
  
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https://theatricalia.com/play/e03/a-month-of-sundays/production/w5p
  
 
'''Concord Theatricals''' website[https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/5399/a-month-of-sundays-larbey#:~:text=A%20Month%20of%20Sundays%20is,co%2Dwriter%2C%20John%20Esmonde]
 
'''Concord Theatricals''' website[https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/5399/a-month-of-sundays-larbey#:~:text=A%20Month%20of%20Sundays%20is,co%2Dwriter%2C%20John%20Esmonde]

Latest revision as of 16:16, 20 January 2021

A Month of Sundays is a comedy by Bob Larbey (2014)[1]

The original text

A comedy about the difficulties inherent in growing old. Cooper who has gone into a nursing home rather than become a burden on his family, flirts valiantly with the female staff, banters with the other old folks and keeps a close check on his "record of physical deteriorations”

A Month of Sundays was first produced on 14 November, 1985, at The Nuffield Theatre, Southampton and was then transferred to the Duchess Theatre in London in February 1986, starring George Cole and Geoffrey Bayldon.

Transposed to a nursing home in the USA, it was performed at the Ritz Theatre on Broadway from 16-18 April 1987[2].

The original text

Published by Samuel French.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1964: Performed by the Anchor Players at the Dock Yard Recreation Hall in Simonstown.

Sources

Michael Coveney. 2014. Obituary of Bob Larbey, The Guardian 6 April 2014[3].

http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsL/larbey-bob.php

https://theatricalia.com/play/e03/a-month-of-sundays/production/w5p

Concord Theatricals website[4]

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/a-month-of-sundays-4455

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