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| − | ''Affair | + | ''[[The Affair]]'' is a play by Ronald Millar (1919-1998) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_Millar], |
| + | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | A play about a group of professors at Cambridge University who try to hire an old colleague back, for, even though they all don't like him, they all agree he was dismissed unfairly. Based on the novel by C.P. Snow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._P._Snow], it was first staged in London in 1961 and in New York in 1962. Published by Scribner and Sons, 1962. | |
| − | + | ==Translations and adaptations== | |
| − | + | == Performance history in South Africa == | |
| + | 1963: First staged in South Africa by [[Taubie Kushlick]] at the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg and the [[Aula]], Pretoria for [[PACT]] in 1963. The cast included [[George Vollaire]], [[Colin Fish]], [[Philip Birkinshaw]], [[Fiona Fraser]], [[Arthur Hall]], [[Arthur Linscott]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Billy Matthews]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Frank Douglass]], [[Helen Faul]], [[Richard Daneel]], [[Taffy Griffiths]] and [[Hugh Rouse]]. Sets designed by [[Anthony Farmer]]. | ||
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| + | 1968: Staged at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] by [[CAPAB]], featuring [[Michael Newell]], (??). | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Affair_(play)]. | ||
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| + | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_affair.html?id=WEJKAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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| + | PACT report 1963/64. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 9 October 2020
The Affair is a play by Ronald Millar (1919-1998) [1],
Contents
The original text
A play about a group of professors at Cambridge University who try to hire an old colleague back, for, even though they all don't like him, they all agree he was dismissed unfairly. Based on the novel by C.P. Snow [2], it was first staged in London in 1961 and in New York in 1962. Published by Scribner and Sons, 1962.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1963: First staged in South Africa by Taubie Kushlick at the Civic Theatre, Johannesburg and the Aula, Pretoria for PACT in 1963. The cast included George Vollaire, Colin Fish, Philip Birkinshaw, Fiona Fraser, Arthur Hall, Arthur Linscott, Michael Newell, Siegfried Mynhardt, Ronald Wallace, Billy Matthews, Simon Swindell, Frank Douglass, Helen Faul, Richard Daneel, Taffy Griffiths and Hugh Rouse. Sets designed by Anthony Farmer.
1968: Staged at the Hofmeyr Theatre by CAPAB, featuring Michael Newell, (??).
Sources
Wikipedia [3].
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_affair.html?id=WEJKAAAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y
PACT report 1963/64.
Go to 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
