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''[[Abelard and Heloise]]'' is a play by English actor, writer and dramatist Ronald Millar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Millar]] (1919-1998). Full Length Play, Drama. Casting: 12m, 9f.
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''[[Abelard and Heloise]]'' is a play by English actor, writer and dramatist Ronald Millar [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Millar]] (1919-1998).  
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Also found as ''[[Abelard and Helöise]]'' or ''[[Abelard and Eloise]]'' in various sources.  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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''[[Abelard and Eloise]]'' is a play by Ronald Millar (1919 – 1998)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Millar]
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Also found with the title ''[[Abelard and Heloise]]''
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==The original text==
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A play about the famous 12th-century Parisian love affair between the monastic scholar and poet Peter Abelard and and the innocent girl Héloïse d'Argenteuil who came to adore him. Inspired by ''Peter Abelard'' by Helen Waddell.
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Abelard having lost his heart and his reason to Héloïse, has a child by her and, in violation of his vows, enters into a secret marriage. Heloise's vengeful uncle alerts the ecclesiastical authorities. The lovers are separated and Abelard is castrated. She enters a nunnery and he a monastery. They meet again years later when he turns over to her, as abbess, a community he founded at their parting.
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Performed at Wyndham’s Theatre, London (1970 – 1972) and in New York City in  1971 and played through Apr 24, 1971.
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Published by Samuel French, ISBN: 9780573605017
 
Published by Samuel French, ISBN: 9780573605017
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
1971: [[Pieter Toerien]] (by arrangement with John Gale and Herbert de Leon) staged this play at the [[Civic Theatre|Civic]] from 24 June. It starred [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Massie]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] and was directed by [[Philip Grout]]. Other cast members were [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Graham Clarke]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Kathy Kahn]], [[Ingride Mollison]], [[Jennifer Sinclair-David]]. Music composed b y [[Bruce Millar]]. This production also visited other South African theatres.
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1971: [[Pieter Toerien]] (by arrangement with John Gale and Herbert de Leon) staged this play at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] from 24 June. It starred [[Heather Lloyd-Jones]], [[Paul Hardwick]], [[Margaretta Scott]] and [[Mervyn Johns]] and was directed by [[Philip Grout]]. Other cast members were [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Graham Clarke]], [[Richard Cox]], [[Kathy Kahn]], [[Ingride Mollison]], [[Jennifer Sinclair-David]]. Music composed by [[Bruce Millar]]. This production also visited other South African theatres.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://www.concordtheatricals.co.uk/p/2360/abelard-and-heloise
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Millar
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https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/abelard-and-heloise-3589
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[[Percy Baneshik]]. 1971. Nominations made for theatre awards. ''[[The Star]]'', 13 October, 1971.
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Theatre programme held by [[NELM]] [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 74.
 
Theatre programme held by [[NELM]] [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 74.
  
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 268.
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[[Percival Tucker|Tucker, Percy]] 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: [[Witwatersrand University Press]]. P.268.
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Latest revision as of 06:49, 6 January 2025

Abelard and Heloise is a play by English actor, writer and dramatist Ronald Millar [1]] (1919-1998).

Also found as Abelard and Helöise or Abelard and Eloise in various sources.

The original text

Abelard and Eloise is a play by Ronald Millar (1919 – 1998)[2]

Also found with the title Abelard and Heloise

The original text

A play about the famous 12th-century Parisian love affair between the monastic scholar and poet Peter Abelard and and the innocent girl Héloïse d'Argenteuil who came to adore him. Inspired by Peter Abelard by Helen Waddell.

Abelard having lost his heart and his reason to Héloïse, has a child by her and, in violation of his vows, enters into a secret marriage. Heloise's vengeful uncle alerts the ecclesiastical authorities. The lovers are separated and Abelard is castrated. She enters a nunnery and he a monastery. They meet again years later when he turns over to her, as abbess, a community he founded at their parting.

Performed at Wyndham’s Theatre, London (1970 – 1972) and in New York City in 1971 and played through Apr 24, 1971.

Published by Samuel French, ISBN: 9780573605017

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1971: Pieter Toerien (by arrangement with John Gale and Herbert de Leon) staged this play at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre from 24 June. It starred Heather Lloyd-Jones, Paul Hardwick, Margaretta Scott and Mervyn Johns and was directed by Philip Grout. Other cast members were Joyce Bradley, Graham Clarke, Richard Cox, Kathy Kahn, Ingride Mollison, Jennifer Sinclair-David. Music composed by Bruce Millar. This production also visited other South African theatres.

Sources

https://www.concordtheatricals.co.uk/p/2360/abelard-and-heloise

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

https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/abelard-and-heloise-3589

Percy Baneshik. 1971. Nominations made for theatre awards. The Star, 13 October, 1971.

Theatre programme held by NELM [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 74.

Tucker, Percy 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. P.268.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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