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| − | ''[[Time and the Conways]]'' is a three-act British play written by J. B. Priestley | + | ''[[Time and the Conways]]'' is a three-act British play written by by J.B. Priestley (1894-1984)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Priestley]. |
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| − | Written in 1937 and illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. Widely regarded as one of the best of Priestley's so-called 'Time Plays', a series of pieces for theatre which played with different concepts of Time. Published in ''Three time-plays: [[Dangerous Corner]]; [[Time and the Conways]]; [[I | + | Written in 1937 and illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. Widely regarded as one of the best of Priestley's so-called 'Time Plays', a series of pieces for theatre which played with different concepts of Time. Published in ''Three time-plays: [[Dangerous Corner]]; [[Time and the Conways]]; [[I Have Been Here Before]]. Pan, 1947. |
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''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'', 1(1), 1939. | ''[[The South African Theatre, Music and Dance]]'', 1(1), 1939. | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:36, 30 September 2023
Time and the Conways is a three-act British play written by by J.B. Priestley (1894-1984)[1].
Contents
The original text
Written in 1937 and illustrating J. W. Dunne's Theory of Time through the experience of a moneyed Yorkshire family, the Conways, over a period of nineteen years from 1919 to 1937. Widely regarded as one of the best of Priestley's so-called 'Time Plays', a series of pieces for theatre which played with different concepts of Time. Published in Three time-plays: Dangerous Corner; Time and the Conways; I Have Been Here Before. Pan, 1947.
Performance history in South Africa
1939: Directed by Betty Oliver for the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society in 1939 in the Hiddingh Hall. Stage design by Cecil Pym, starring Valda Adams, Violet Dunlop, Jeffrey Fullalove and others.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_and_the_Conways].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._B._Priestley
The South African Theatre, Music and Dance, 1(1), 1939.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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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
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