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''[[Oh Coward!]]'' was a production based on works of [[Noël Coward]].
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''[[Oh Coward!]]'' is a musical revue in two acts devised by Roderick Cook (1932-1990)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Cook]
  
Produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and directed by [[Freddie Carpenter]], featuring [[Richard Loring]], [[Judy Page]] and [[Ronnie Stevens]], designed by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Performed in the [[Concert Hall]], [[Baxter Theatre]] from 25 May to 12 June 1982. There were runs at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] from 15 to 26 June and the [[Rowe Theatre]] Pietermaritzburg from 28 June to 3 July.
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==The original text==
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Containing music and lyrics by Noël Coward, the revue features two men and one woman in formal dress, performing songs based on a range of themes and includes excerpts from several of Coward's plays.
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It ran Off-Broadway in 1972, in London in 1975 and on Broadway in 1986. Also in 1972 a revue along similar lines, ''[[Cowardy Custard]]'' played in London.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1982: Produced by [[Pieter Toerien]] and directed by [[Freddie Carpenter]], featuring [[Richard Loring]], [[Judy Page]] and [[Ronnie Stevens]], designed by [[Jannie Swanepoel]]. Performed in the [[Concert Hall]], [[Baxter Theatre]] from 25 May to 12 June. There were also runs at the [[Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre]] in Durban from 15 to 26 June and the [[Rowe Theatre]] in Pietermaritzburg from 28 June to 3 July.
  
 
== Sources ==  
 
== Sources ==  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Coward!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Cook
  
 
Theatre programme held by [[Amazwi]]: CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2014. 7. 222.
 
Theatre programme held by [[Amazwi]]: CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2014. 7. 222.
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
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Latest revision as of 09:24, 26 September 2024

Oh Coward! is a musical revue in two acts devised by Roderick Cook (1932-1990)[1]

The original text

Containing music and lyrics by Noël Coward, the revue features two men and one woman in formal dress, performing songs based on a range of themes and includes excerpts from several of Coward's plays.

It ran Off-Broadway in 1972, in London in 1975 and on Broadway in 1986. Also in 1972 a revue along similar lines, Cowardy Custard played in London.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1982: Produced by Pieter Toerien and directed by Freddie Carpenter, featuring Richard Loring, Judy Page and Ronnie Stevens, designed by Jannie Swanepoel. Performed in the Concert Hall, Baxter Theatre from 25 May to 12 June. There were also runs at the Elizabeth Sneddon Theatre in Durban from 15 to 26 June and the Rowe Theatre in Pietermaritzburg from 28 June to 3 July.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh,_Coward!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roderick_Cook

Theatre programme held by Amazwi: CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2014. 7. 222.

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.


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