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| + | ''[[The Norman Conquests]]'' is the collective name for three ingenious plays by British playwright [[Alan Ayckbourn]] (b. 1939). | ||
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| + | == The orignal text == | ||
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| + | Separately titled ''[[Table Manners]]'', ''[[Living Together]]'' and ''[[Round and Round the Garden]]'', the three works feature the same six characters over a single weekend in three different parts of a house - the dining room, the living room and the garden respectively. The trilogy was first produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where Ayckbourn was artistic director, prior to a successful season in London. | ||
== Stage productions in South Africa == | == Stage productions in South Africa == | ||
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Programme notes for ''[[The Norman Conquests]]'', [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Company]] 1979. | Programme notes for ''[[The Norman Conquests]]'', [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Theatre Company]] 1979. | ||
| − | Barrow | + | [[Brian Barrow]] and [[Yvonne Williams-Short]](eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'': p. 113. |
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| + | Percy Tucker. 1997. Just the Ticket!: p.374. | ||
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| + | Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
== Return to == | == Return to == | ||
| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
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Revision as of 09:40, 10 January 2016
The Norman Conquests is the collective name for three ingenious plays by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn (b. 1939).
The orignal text
Separately titled Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden, the three works feature the same six characters over a single weekend in three different parts of a house - the dining room, the living room and the garden respectively. The trilogy was first produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where Ayckbourn was artistic director, prior to a successful season in London.
Stage productions in South Africa
In South Africa the plays were first produced by the Baxter Theatre Company in 1979, directed by British actor/director Brian Rawlinson. The cast consisted of Bill Flynn (Norman), Eckard Rabe (Tom). Sandra Duncan (Sarah), Dorothy-Ann Gould (Annie), John Lesley (Reg) and Jana Cilliers (Ruth). The design was by Peter Krummeck and the lighting by Winston Cowie. The same cast took it to His Majesty's Theatre in Johannesburg later that year.
Produced by Brickhill-Burke production of Alan Aykbourn's trilogy, The Norman Conquests, separately titled Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden, at His Majesty’s Theatre in 1979 with Jana Cilliers, Sandra Duncan, Dorothy-Ann Gould, John Lesley, Eckard Rabe and Bill Flynn under direction of Brian Rawlinson.
Sources
Programme notes for The Norman Conquests, Baxter Theatre Company 1979.
Brian Barrow and Yvonne Williams-Short(eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987: p. 113.
Percy Tucker. 1997. Just the Ticket!: p.374.
Go to the 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
