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''Amadeus'' by Peter Schaffer. A play about Mozart and Salieri. First produced in 1979 at the National Theatre in London by Peter Hall, with Paul Scofield as Salieri and Simon Callow as Mozart and in 1980 at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, with Ian McKellen as Salieri, Tim Curry as Mozart and Jane Seymour as his wife. Hall, who has reworked the play six times with Shaffer, wrote in his revival of the script in 1998-99: "It is probably the most successful serious play of the last century. It has triumphed everywhere. Peter Shaffer has done more to encourage the love and understanding of Mozart than anyone this century." The legendary 1984 film adaptation by Milos Forman starring Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham won eight Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Director. | ''Amadeus'' by Peter Schaffer. A play about Mozart and Salieri. First produced in 1979 at the National Theatre in London by Peter Hall, with Paul Scofield as Salieri and Simon Callow as Mozart and in 1980 at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, with Ian McKellen as Salieri, Tim Curry as Mozart and Jane Seymour as his wife. Hall, who has reworked the play six times with Shaffer, wrote in his revival of the script in 1998-99: "It is probably the most successful serious play of the last century. It has triumphed everywhere. Peter Shaffer has done more to encourage the love and understanding of Mozart than anyone this century." The legendary 1984 film adaptation by Milos Forman starring Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham won eight Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Director. | ||
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The first South African production was in 1981 by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]], directed by [[Nikolas Simmonds]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]], with [[Ralph Lawson]] as Mozart and [[Richard Haines]] as Salieri. The cast included [[John Rogers]], [[Pierre Knoesen]], [[Albert Raphael]], [[Nigel Kane]], [[George Jackson]], [[Terry Norton]], [[Michael Findlay]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Ros Chapman]], [[Michelle Bestbier]], [[Basil Soper]], [[Len Sparrow-Hawk]], [[James Whyle]], [[Gordon Sara]], [[Alberto Pereira]]. [[Pieter Toerien]] staged this production starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Ralph Lawson]] and directed by [[Nikolas Simmonds]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1981. [[Michael Atkinson]] replaced Haines in a subsequent extended season. | The first South African production was in 1981 by [[Pieter Toerien Productions]], directed by [[Nikolas Simmonds]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]], with [[Ralph Lawson]] as Mozart and [[Richard Haines]] as Salieri. The cast included [[John Rogers]], [[Pierre Knoesen]], [[Albert Raphael]], [[Nigel Kane]], [[George Jackson]], [[Terry Norton]], [[Michael Findlay]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Ros Chapman]], [[Michelle Bestbier]], [[Basil Soper]], [[Len Sparrow-Hawk]], [[James Whyle]], [[Gordon Sara]], [[Alberto Pereira]]. [[Pieter Toerien]] staged this production starring [[Richard Haines]] and [[Ralph Lawson]] and directed by [[Nikolas Simmonds]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1981. [[Michael Atkinson]] replaced Haines in a subsequent extended season. | ||
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Directed by [[Alan Swerdlow]] in 1999, [[State Theatre]]. | Directed by [[Alan Swerdlow]] in 1999, [[State Theatre]]. | ||
| − | In 2006 produced by the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Lara Foot Newton]], with designs by [[Peter Cazalet]], and starring [[Brian Murray]] and [[Nicholas Pauling]]. Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. | + | Staged in the [[State Theatre]] in 1999, directed by [[Alan Swerdlow]], with [[Michael Richard]] (Salieri), [[Anthony Coleman]] (Mozart), [[Greg Melville-Smith]], [[David Clatworthy]], [[Franz Dobrowsky]] and [[Dale Cutts]]. |
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| + | In 2006 produced by the [[Baxter Theatre]], directed by [[Lara Foot Newton]], with designs by [[Peter Cazalet]], and starring [[Brian Murray]] and [[Nicholas Pauling]]. Amadeus by Peter Shaffer. | ||
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Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987 | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987 | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
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Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 06:11, 20 October 2014
Amadeus by Peter Schaffer. A play about Mozart and Salieri. First produced in 1979 at the National Theatre in London by Peter Hall, with Paul Scofield as Salieri and Simon Callow as Mozart and in 1980 at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York, with Ian McKellen as Salieri, Tim Curry as Mozart and Jane Seymour as his wife. Hall, who has reworked the play six times with Shaffer, wrote in his revival of the script in 1998-99: "It is probably the most successful serious play of the last century. It has triumphed everywhere. Peter Shaffer has done more to encourage the love and understanding of Mozart than anyone this century." The legendary 1984 film adaptation by Milos Forman starring Tom Hulce and F. Murray Abraham won eight Oscars, including Best Actor, Best Film and Best Director.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
The first South African production was in 1981 by Pieter Toerien Productions, directed by Nikolas Simmonds at the Baxter Theatre, with Ralph Lawson as Mozart and Richard Haines as Salieri. The cast included John Rogers, Pierre Knoesen, Albert Raphael, Nigel Kane, George Jackson, Terry Norton, Michael Findlay, Kerry Jordan, Ros Chapman, Michelle Bestbier, Basil Soper, Len Sparrow-Hawk, James Whyle, Gordon Sara, Alberto Pereira. Pieter Toerien staged this production starring Richard Haines and Ralph Lawson and directed by Nikolas Simmonds at the Alhambra Theatre in 1981. Michael Atkinson replaced Haines in a subsequent extended season.
Presented by University Theatre Stellenbosch in the H.B. Thom Theatre in September 1989, directed by Noël Roos, starring, among others, Raél Mercuur, Werner Coetzee, Waldi Schultz, André van der Merwe, Erik de Waal and Kobus Rossouw.
Directed by Alan Swerdlow in 1999, State Theatre.
Staged in the State Theatre in 1999, directed by Alan Swerdlow, with Michael Richard (Salieri), Anthony Coleman (Mozart), Greg Melville-Smith, David Clatworthy, Franz Dobrowsky and Dale Cutts.
In 2006 produced by the Baxter Theatre, directed by Lara Foot Newton, with designs by Peter Cazalet, and starring Brian Murray and Nicholas Pauling. Amadeus by Peter Shaffer.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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
Return to Main Page
