Difference between revisions of "The Boy Friend"

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The Boy Friend is a 1953 musical by Sandy Wilson. A pastiche of 1920’s music. (Sometimes misspelled The Boyfriend). [1]

1957: Often produced in South Africa. The first production was at the Brooke Theatre in May 1957, directed by Sandy Wilson, starring Ivan Berold, June Hern, Shirley Hepburn, Maureen Adair and Bruce Anderson with sets and costumes by Pamela Lewis and Heather MacDonald-Rouse, and musical direction by Gertrude Walsh.

1969: Produced by Australian producer Noel Tovey [2], staged by the Academy Theatre at the Brooke Theatre with Jo-Ann Pezarro and Richard Loring. The cast also included seven British artists as well as South African performers Gail Williamson, Olive King, Trevor Wayne. Costumes by Pat Slavin.

UTS theatre programme.

Tucker, 1997. 106-107, 250.

The Rand Daily Mail, 6 November 1969.

Brooke 1978. 256.

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 : Often produced in South Africa. The first production was at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in May 1957, directed by [[Sandy Wilson]], starring [[Ivan Berold]], [[June Hern]], [[Shirley Hepburn]], [[Maureen Adair]] and [[Bruce Anderson]] with sets and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]] and [[Heather MacDonald-Rouse]], and musical direction by [[Gertrude Walsh]].
-: Produced by Australian produced Noel Tovey, staged by the [[Academy Theatre]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] with [[Jo-Ann Pezarro]] and [[Richard Loring]]. The cast also included seven British artists as well as South African performers [[Gail Williamson]], [[Olive King]], [[Trevor Wayne]]. Costumes by [[Pat Slavin]].
+: Produced by Australian producer Noel Tovey [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noel_Tovey], staged by the [[Academy Theatre]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] with [[Jo-Ann Pezarro]] and [[Richard Loring]]. The cast also included seven British artists as well as South African performers [[Gail Williamson]], [[Olive King]], [[Trevor Wayne]]. Costumes by [[Patti Slavin|Pat Slavin]].
 : Directed by [[Noël Roos]] for [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in October 1980, starring, among others, [[Natalia de Rocha]] and [[Joanie Combrink]].