Difference between revisions of "Rookery Nook"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''Rookery Nook'' is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers based on his own 1923 novel. It was first | + | ''Rookery Nook'' is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers based on his own 1923 novel. It was first performed at the Aldwych Theatre, London in 1926, the third in the series of twelve Aldwych farces presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls at the theatre between 1923 and 1933. The action takes place on a summer night in the lounge-hall of "Rookery Nook", a house at Chumpton-on-Sea, Somerset. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| Line 6: | Line 6: | ||
The play was presented by [[PACT]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg and the [[National Theatre]], Pretoria and taken on tour in the Transvaal and the Free State in 1963-1964. It was directed by [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] and the cast included [[Patricia Sanders]], [[George Lane]], [[Arthur Hall]] and [[Fiona Fraser]]. | The play was presented by [[PACT]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg and the [[National Theatre]], Pretoria and taken on tour in the Transvaal and the Free State in 1963-1964. It was directed by [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] and the cast included [[Patricia Sanders]], [[George Lane]], [[Arthur Hall]] and [[Fiona Fraser]]. | ||
| − | Presented by [[CAPAB]] under the direction of [[Roger Dwyer]] opening at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 10 May 1975 starring [[Lois Butlin]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Colin Duell]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[David Crichton]], [[Pamela Buchner]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Patti Canning]], [[Simon Swindell]] and [[Bill Jervis]]. Sets designed by [[Roy Cooke]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. Senior stage manager [[Brian Kennedy]]. This production was subsequently presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] 4-7 June 1975 and at the Bloemfontein [[Civic Theatre]]. | + | Presented by [[CAPAB]] English Drama Company (in association with [[PACOFS]] and [[NAPAC]]) under the direction of [[Roger Dwyer]] opening at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 10 May 1975 starring [[Lois Butlin]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Colin Duell]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[David Crichton]], [[Pamela Buchner]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Patti Canning]], [[Simon Swindell]] and [[Bill Jervis]]. Sets designed by [[Roy Cooke]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. Senior stage manager [[Brian Kennedy]]. This production was subsequently presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] 4-7 June 1975 and at the Bloemfontein [[Civic Theatre]]. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| Line 19: | Line 19: | ||
(Africa-Wide) [[NELM]] [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 118. 6. 3. | (Africa-Wide) [[NELM]] [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 118. 6. 3. | ||
| − | ''Rookery Nook'' theatre programme, 1975. | + | ''Rookery Nook'' theatre programme (CAPAB), 1975. |
Revision as of 08:12, 10 June 2015
Rookery Nook is a farce by the English playwright Ben Travers based on his own 1923 novel. It was first performed at the Aldwych Theatre, London in 1926, the third in the series of twelve Aldwych farces presented by the actor-manager Tom Walls at the theatre between 1923 and 1933. The action takes place on a summer night in the lounge-hall of "Rookery Nook", a house at Chumpton-on-Sea, Somerset.
Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Nigel Hawthorne and Aubrey Louw for the Cockpit Players at the Hofmeyr Theatre, December 1960, starring Joyce Bradley, Nigel Hawthorne, Estelle Kohler, Aubrey Louw, Reinet Maasdorp, Michael McGovern, Flora McKenna, Siegfried Mynhardt and Nanette Rennie. Decor by Pamela Lewis and Giuseppe Cappon.
The play was presented by PACT at the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg and the National Theatre, Pretoria and taken on tour in the Transvaal and the Free State in 1963-1964. It was directed by Siegfried Mynhardt and the cast included Patricia Sanders, George Lane, Arthur Hall and Fiona Fraser.
Presented by CAPAB English Drama Company (in association with PACOFS and NAPAC) under the direction of Roger Dwyer opening at the Nico Malan Theatre on 10 May 1975 starring Lois Butlin, John Whiteley, Colin Duell, Paddy Canavan, David Crichton, Pamela Buchner, Mary Dreyer, Patti Canning, Simon Swindell and Bill Jervis. Sets designed by Roy Cooke, costumes by Penny Simpson, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. Senior stage manager Brian Kennedy. This production was subsequently presented at the H.B. Thom Theatre 4-7 June 1975 and at the Bloemfontein Civic Theatre.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookery_Nook_(play)
PACT report 1963/64
Inskip, 1977. p 123
(Africa-Wide) NELM [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 118. 6. 3.
Rookery Nook theatre programme (CAPAB), 1975.
Return to
Return to R in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
