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Costumes by [[Patricia Slavin]], set by [[Ken Leach]] and incidental music composed by [[David Lewis]]. | Costumes by [[Patricia Slavin]], set by [[Ken Leach]] and incidental music composed by [[David Lewis]]. | ||
Revision as of 07:47, 9 July 2015
Falstaff is a 1976 stage adaptation devised and written by Ian Ferguson, containing a combination of the Fallstaff [1] scenes from Shakespeare’s plays,
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1976: Staged by PACT at the Alexander Theatre, directed by Ken Leach, with Richard Haines (Falstaff), Ian Steadman (Bardolph), Nigel Daly (Francis), Michael Richard (Pistol), Dennis Schauffer (Chief Justice),
Costumes by Patricia Slavin, set by Ken Leach and incidental music composed by David Lewis.
1984: Presented by CAPAB Drama in July with performances at the 1984 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, at the Guild Theatre in East London, the Opera House in Port Elizabeth, the H.B. Thom Theatre in Stellenbosch and on 1 August at the Nico Malan Theatre in Cape Town. The director was Ken Leach, decor, after the original design by Leach was by Peter Cazalet, costumes by Penny Simpson and lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. The cast: Ron Smerczak (Falstaff), Romano Gorlei, Mark Graham, Jakes Jacobs, David Clatworthy, David Dennis, David Alcock, Gary Carter, Russel Savadier, Roger Dwyer, André Roothman, Diane Wilson, Antoinette Kellermann, and Shirley Johnston.
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1976.
CAPAB theatre programme, 1984.
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