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| − | ''Separate Tables'' (1954) by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977). Two plays, ''Table by the Window'' and ''Table Number Seven'' set in a shabby but genteel hotel on England's South coast, dealing with love and scandal. The plays are about people who are driven by loneliness into a state of desperation. | + | ''Separate Tables'' (1954) by British dramatist Terence Rattigan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Rattigan] (1911-1977). Two plays, ''Table by the Window'' and ''Table Number Seven'' set in a shabby but genteel hotel on England's South coast, dealing with love and scandal. The plays are about people who are driven by loneliness into a state of desperation. |
The play had its premiere at the St James's Theatre in London on 22 September 1954. | The play had its premiere at the St James's Theatre in London on 22 September 1954. | ||
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1958: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], November 1958. In the cast were [[Connie Dix-Hart]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], [[Margaret Inglis]], [[John McKelvey]], [[Eric Messiter]], [[Zoë Randall]], [[Daphne Riggs]]. Decor by [[Bruce Palmer]]. | 1958: Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for the [[Cockpit Players]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], November 1958. In the cast were [[Connie Dix-Hart]], [[Jane Fenn]], [[Nigel Hawthorne]], [[Margaret Inglis]], [[John McKelvey]], [[Eric Messiter]], [[Zoë Randall]], [[Daphne Riggs]]. Decor by [[Bruce Palmer]]. | ||
| − | 1978: [[NAPAC]] production directed by [[Malcolm Farquhar]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban, from 12 August. | + | 1966: Presented by the [[Queenstown Theatrical Society]]. |
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| + | 1978: A [[NAPAC]] production was directed by [[Malcolm Farquhar]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban, from 12 August. Farquhar also directed a production presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], East London, in August. | ||
1984: A [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] production was directed by [[Robin Lake]] at the [[Little Theatre]] from 18 August to 1 September, starring [[Belinda Koning]], [[Mark Hoeben]], [[Claire Berlein]], [[Sue Mitchell]] and other students of the department. | 1984: A [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] production was directed by [[Robin Lake]] at the [[Little Theatre]] from 18 August to 1 September, starring [[Belinda Koning]], [[Mark Hoeben]], [[Claire Berlein]], [[Sue Mitchell]] and other students of the department. | ||
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| + | 1995: An amateur production in the Cape Town area was designed by [[Walter Hodges]] with [[Peter Manser]] in the cast. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | The 1958 film, with a few extra parts, was adapted for the screen by Rattigan. It starred Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller. | + | The 1958 film, with a few extra parts, was adapted for the screen by Rattigan. It starred Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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UCT Drama Department theatre programme, 1984. | UCT Drama Department theatre programme, 1984. | ||
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| + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
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Separate Tables (1954) by British dramatist Terence Rattigan [1] (1911-1977). Two plays, Table by the Window and Table Number Seven set in a shabby but genteel hotel on England's South coast, dealing with love and scandal. The plays are about people who are driven by loneliness into a state of desperation.
The play had its premiere at the St James's Theatre in London on 22 September 1954.
Performance history in South Africa
1957: First produced in South Africa by Brian Brooke, directed by Leonard Schach(?*) with Dennis Price, Margaret Inglis, Diane Wilson,* in 1957. The play toured the then Transvaal and Southern and Northern Rhodesia with the The Reluctant Debutante.
1958: Directed by Leonard Schach for the Cockpit Players at the Hofmeyr Theatre, November 1958. In the cast were Connie Dix-Hart, Jane Fenn, Nigel Hawthorne, Margaret Inglis, John McKelvey, Eric Messiter, Zoë Randall, Daphne Riggs. Decor by Bruce Palmer.
1966: Presented by the Queenstown Theatrical Society.
1978: A NAPAC production was directed by Malcolm Farquhar at the Alhambra Theatre, Durban, from 12 August. Farquhar also directed a production presented by CAPAB at the Guild Theatre, East London, in August.
1984: A University of Cape Town Drama Department production was directed by Robin Lake at the Little Theatre from 18 August to 1 September, starring Belinda Koning, Mark Hoeben, Claire Berlein, Sue Mitchell and other students of the department.
1995: An amateur production in the Cape Town area was designed by Walter Hodges with Peter Manser in the cast.
Translations and adaptations
The 1958 film, with a few extra parts, was adapted for the screen by Rattigan. It starred Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller.
Sources
Wikipedia [2].
Inskip, 1977. p 122.
UCT Drama Department theatre programme, 1984.
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
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