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− | ''Veronica's Room'' is a | + | '''''Veronica's Room''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica's_Room_%28play%29] is a 1973 play by American novelist, playwright, and songwriter Ira Levin (1929-2007) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ira_Levin], best known for the novel ''Rosemary's Baby'' and the play ''[[Deathtrap]]''. |
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+ | ''Veronica's Room'' play opens with an elderly couple inviting a young girl (Susan) and her date, whom they had spotted while dining at a restaurant, to visit the bedroom of a dead girl (Veronica) that they knew and who looked like Susan. The young pair accept the invitation, led by curiosity to see a photograph that shows Veronica's likeness. Before long, they are trapped in an unexpected situation that leads to a dramatic ending. (Wikipedia) | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
+ | ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veronica's_Room_%28play%29]. | ||
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+ | [[PACT]] theatre programme, 1975. | ||
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+ | [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection. | ||
''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'', Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. | ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'', Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. |
Revision as of 07:06, 22 September 2015
Veronica's Room [1] is a 1973 play by American novelist, playwright, and songwriter Ira Levin (1929-2007) [2], best known for the novel Rosemary's Baby and the play Deathtrap.
Veronica's Room play opens with an elderly couple inviting a young girl (Susan) and her date, whom they had spotted while dining at a restaurant, to visit the bedroom of a dead girl (Veronica) that they knew and who looked like Susan. The young pair accept the invitation, led by curiosity to see a photograph that shows Veronica's likeness. Before long, they are trapped in an unexpected situation that leads to a dramatic ending. (Wikipedia)
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
In South Africa Off-Centre Productions presented the play in 1977, directed by Jo Dunstan in the Baxter Theatre Studio. The cast included Ethwyn Grant, Phillip Boucher, Pippa Dyer, David Janes.
Sources
Wikipedia [3].
PACT theatre programme, 1975.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987, Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988.
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