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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Presented by [[Cecil Williams]] starring [[Kenneth Baker]] and [[Michael Picardie]], 1958. | + | Presented by [[Cecil Williams]] starring [[Kenneth Baker]] and [[Michael Picardie]], Johannesburg 1958. |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_and_the_Short_and_the_Tall_(play)]. | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_and_the_Short_and_the_Tall_(play)]. | ||
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| + | Theatre programme held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 1. 1. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:49, 7 July 2018
The Long and the Short and the Tall is a play by English playwright Willis Hall (1929-2005)[ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willis_Hall]. Previously named The Disciplines of War. The play is set during the Second World War but the name comes from the lyrics of the 1917 song, "Bless them all".
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
A film adaptation was released in 1961. Directed by Leslie Norman, it stars Laurence Harvey, Richard Harris, Richard Todd, and David McCallum.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by Cecil Williams starring Kenneth Baker and Michael Picardie, Johannesburg 1958.
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 1. 1.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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