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| − | ''A Trip to Scarborough'' | + | ''[[A Trip to Scarborough]]'' is a play by [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]] (1751-1816). |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
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| + | Based on John Vanbrugh's ''[[The Relapse]]'' (1696), removing much of the bawdy content, the play was first performed on 24 February 1777. The text published in ''Sheridan's Plays'', Dent, 1906. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1929: Performed by the [[University Players]] in the [[Assembly Hall]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] ([[Wits]]), with [[Pat Maloney]], [[Margaret Girdwood]], [[Dr Stammers]]. | ||
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| + | 1990: The play was presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], directed by [[Ralph Lawson]], starring [[Arnold Hoon]], [[Waldemar Schultz]], [[Erik de Waal]], [[André van der Merwe]], [[Juan Els]], [[Pedro Kruger]], [[Jaco Bouwer]], and others. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_Scarborough | ||
| − | + | ''[[Footlights]]'', 1(4):10; 1(6):14, 1929. | |
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 T|T]] in Plays | + | A prompt copy of the text used for the Stellenbosch production of 1990, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. |
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| + | UTS theatre pamphlet, 1990. | ||
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 T|T]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:36, 11 February 2023
A Trip to Scarborough is a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816).
Contents
The original text
Based on John Vanbrugh's The Relapse (1696), removing much of the bawdy content, the play was first performed on 24 February 1777. The text published in Sheridan's Plays, Dent, 1906.
Performance history in South Africa
1929: Performed by the University Players in the Assembly Hall at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), with Pat Maloney, Margaret Girdwood, Dr Stammers.
1990: The play was presented by University Theatre Stellenbosch in the H.B. Thom Theatre, directed by Ralph Lawson, starring Arnold Hoon, Waldemar Schultz, Erik de Waal, André van der Merwe, Juan Els, Pedro Kruger, Jaco Bouwer, and others.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_Scarborough
Footlights, 1(4):10; 1(6):14, 1929.
A prompt copy of the text used for the Stellenbosch production of 1990, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
UTS theatre pamphlet, 1990.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to T in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
