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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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| + | Entitled ''[[Table Manners]]'', ''[[Living Together]]'' and ''[[Round and Round the Garden]]'', they 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. | ||
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| + | 1979: The trilogy was first produced in South Africa by the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Company '79]], directed by British actor and director [[Brian Rawlinson]], with [[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 Baxter Theatre production, with the same cast, appeared at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg later that year, under the auspices of [[Brickhill-Burke]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:00, 10 January 2016
The Norman Conquests is the collective name for three ingenious plays by British playwright Alan Ayckbourn (b. 1939).
The original text
Entitled Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden, they 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.
Translations and adaptations
1979: The trilogy was first produced in South Africa by the Baxter Company '79, directed by British actor and director Brian Rawlinson, with 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 Baxter Theatre production, with the same cast, appeared at His Majesty's Theatre in Johannesburg later that year, under the auspices of Brickhill-Burke.
Sources
Programme notes
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987).
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