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| − | ''Separate Tables'' (1954) by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977). Two plays set in a shabby but genteel hotel on England's South coast, dealing with love and scandal. | + | ''Separate Tables'' (1954) by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977). Two plays, ''Table by the Window'' and ''Table Number Seven'' set in a shabby but genteel hotel on England's South coast, dealing with love and scandal. The plays are about people who are driven by loneliness into a state of desperation. |
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| + | The play had its premiere at the St James's Theatre in London on 22 September 1954. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | The 1958 film, with a few extra parts, was adapted for the screen by Rattigan. It starred Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller.[ | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 18:30, 3 September 2015
Separate Tables (1954) by Terence Rattigan (1911-1977). Two plays, Table by the Window and Table Number Seven set in a shabby but genteel hotel on England's South coast, dealing with love and scandal. The plays are about people who are driven by loneliness into a state of desperation.
The play had its premiere at the St James's Theatre in London on 22 September 1954.
Performance history in South Africa
1957: First produced in South Africa by Brian Brooke, directed by Leonard Schach(?*) with Dennis Price, Margaret Inglis, Diane Wilson,* in 1957. The play toured the then Transvaal and Southern and Northern Rhodesia with the The Reluctant Debutante.
1958: Directed by Leonard Schach for the Cockpit Players at the Hofmeyr Theatre, November 1958. In the cast were Connie Dix-Hart, Jane Fenn, Nigel Hawthorne, Margaret Inglis, John McKelvey, Eric Messiter, Zoë Randall, Daphne Riggs. Decor by Bruce Palmer.
1978: NAPAC production directed by Malcolm Farquhar at the Alhambra Theatre, Durban, from 12 August.
1984: A University of Cape Town Drama Department production was directed by Robin Lake at the Little Theatre from 18 August to 1 September, starring Belinda Koning, Mark Hoeben, Claire Berlein, Sue Mitchell and other students of the department.
Translations and adaptations
The 1958 film, with a few extra parts, was adapted for the screen by Rattigan. It starred Rita Hayworth, Deborah Kerr, David Niven, Burt Lancaster and Wendy Hiller.[
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Inskip, 1977. p 122.
UCT Drama Department theatre programme, 1984.
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