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''Marching Song'', a play about moral conflict in which a decision one way or the other can lead to imprisonment, by John Whiting.
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'''''Marching Song''''' is a 1953 play about moral conflict in which a decision one way or the other can lead to imprisonment, by British dramatist John Whiting (1917-1963) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Whiting].  
  
Presented by [[PACT]], March 1972, directed by [[Francois Swart]], set designed by [[Richard Cook]]. The cast: [[Max Adrian]], [[John Hayter]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Stuart Brown]], [[Michael McGovern]], [[Kerry Arnell]], [[Norman Coombes]], [[Anthony James]].
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1955: Directed by [[Clifford Williams]] for the [[Arena Theatre|Johannesburg Arena Theatre]], starring [[Felix Couper]], [[Valerie Philip]], [[Lee Bolon]], [[Ricky Arden]], [[George Sears]], [[Laurence Hall]], [[Robert Wilson]] and [[Richard Clark]].
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1960: Broadcast as a radio play on November 26 [1960?], with [[Percy Sieff]] and [[Joyce Burch]] in the leading roles.
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1972: Presented by [[PACT]], March 1972, directed by [[Francois Swart]], set designed by [[Richard Cook]]. The cast: [[Max Adrian]], [[John Hayter]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Stuart Brown]], [[Michael McGovern]], [[Kerry Arnell]], [[Norman Coombes]], [[Anthony James]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 13 December 1955.
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PACT Newsletter, March 1972.
 
PACT Newsletter, March 1972.
  
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Material (re: radio play) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 12. 20.
  
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Marching Song is a 1953 play about moral conflict in which a decision one way or the other can lead to imprisonment, by British dramatist John Whiting (1917-1963) [1].

Performance history in South Africa

1955: Directed by Clifford Williams for the Johannesburg Arena Theatre, starring Felix Couper, Valerie Philip, Lee Bolon, Ricky Arden, George Sears, Laurence Hall, Robert Wilson and Richard Clark.

1960: Broadcast as a radio play on November 26 [1960?], with Percy Sieff and Joyce Burch in the leading roles.

1972: Presented by PACT, March 1972, directed by Francois Swart, set designed by Richard Cook. The cast: Max Adrian, John Hayter, Vivienne Drummond, Stuart Brown, Michael McGovern, Kerry Arnell, Norman Coombes, Anthony James.

Sources

The Rand Daily Mail, 13 December 1955.

PACT Newsletter, March 1972.

Material (re: radio play) held by NELM: [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 12. 20.

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