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''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' is a play by [[Joan Bright]]. | ''[[The Ball at the Castle]]'' is a play by [[Joan Bright]]. | ||
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It is a play about [[Lady Anne Barnard]], it was a runner-up in the competition for original plays written for [[The Van Riebeeck Festival]][https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Riebeeck-fees] in 1952. | It is a play about [[Lady Anne Barnard]], it was a runner-up in the competition for original plays written for [[The Van Riebeeck Festival]][https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Riebeeck-fees] in 1952. | ||
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== South African performances == | == South African performances == | ||
| − | + | 1952: First produced by [[National Theatre Organisation]] in association with the [[University of Cape Town]], as part of the Festival, being performed in the courtyard of the Castle in Cape Town (17 to 22 March). Directed by [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], who also appeared in the role of [[Lady Anne Barnard]]. Other performers included [[Mathilde Hanekom]] and [[Michael Drin]]. | |
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Riebeeck-fees | https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Riebeeck-fees | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:27, 18 May 2026
The Ball at the Castle is a play by Joan Bright.
The original text
It is a play about Lady Anne Barnard, it was a runner-up in the competition for original plays written for The Van Riebeeck Festival[1] in 1952.
South African performances
1952: First produced by National Theatre Organisation in association with the University of Cape Town, as part of the Festival, being performed in the courtyard of the Castle in Cape Town (17 to 22 March). Directed by Gwen ffrangçon-Davies, who also appeared in the role of Lady Anne Barnard. Other performers included Mathilde Hanekom and Michael Drin.
Sources
Helikon, 1(5), 1952.
Die Huisgenoot, 29 August 1952.
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Van_Riebeeck-fees
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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