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| − | ''[[On the Razzle]]'' is a play by Tom Stoppard ( | + | ''[[On the Razzle]]'' is a play by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard] |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | ''[[On the Razzle]]'' opened on September 18, 1981 at the Royal National Theatre in London, with Felicity Kendal switching genders to star as "Christopher". | + | Described by [[Wikipedia]] as a "farce [consisting] of two hours of slapstick shenanigans, mistaken identities, misdirected orders, malapropisms, double entendres, and romantic complications"[], ''[[On the Razzle]]'' is one of a number of theatrical works based on Oxenford's 1835 one-act play ''[[A Day Well Spent]]'' and Nestroy's longer Austrian version called ''[[Einen Jux will er sich machen]]'' (1842). |
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| + | The Stoppard play opened on September 18, 1981 at the Royal National Theatre in London, with Felicity Kendal switching genders to star as "Christopher". | ||
The American premiere featured Yeardley Smith and was directed by Douglas C. Wager, opening at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in September 1982. | The American premiere featured Yeardley Smith and was directed by Douglas C. Wager, opening at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in September 1982. | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Scottish composer Robin Orr created an opera based on the play | + | The original production was filmed by Terence Donovan in association with Channel 4 and released in 1983.[https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0121610] |
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| + | In 1988 Scottish composer Robin Orr created an opera based on the play[https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/35289/] | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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''[[On the Razzle]]'' theatre programme, 1983. | ''[[On the Razzle]]'' theatre programme, 1983. | ||
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Theatre programme ([[NAPAC]]), held by [[NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 24. 2. | Theatre programme ([[NAPAC]]), held by [[NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 24. 2. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:00, 11 December 2022
On the Razzle is a play by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[1]
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The original text
Described by Wikipedia as a "farce [consisting] of two hours of slapstick shenanigans, mistaken identities, misdirected orders, malapropisms, double entendres, and romantic complications"[], On the Razzle is one of a number of theatrical works based on Oxenford's 1835 one-act play A Day Well Spent and Nestroy's longer Austrian version called Einen Jux will er sich machen (1842).
The Stoppard play opened on September 18, 1981 at the Royal National Theatre in London, with Felicity Kendal switching genders to star as "Christopher".
The American premiere featured Yeardley Smith and was directed by Douglas C. Wager, opening at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. in September 1982.
In 1999 an off-Broadway production was mounted at the Bowerie Lane Theatre in Greenwich Village.
Translations and adaptations
The original production was filmed by Terence Donovan in association with Channel 4 and released in 1983.[2]
In 1988 Scottish composer Robin Orr created an opera based on the play[3]
Performance history in South Africa
1983: Presented by CAPAB opening at the Nico Malan Theatre 11 March 1983, directed by Ken Leach, starring Pierre Knoesen, Russel Savadier, Greg Latter, Shirley Johnston, Antoinette Kellermann, Keith Grenville, Diane Wilson, Jennie Reznek, Jennifer Ferguson, André Roothman, Gordon van Rooyen, Marlene Winberg, Roger Dwyer, Dawid Minnaar, Libby Daniels, Terry Greyvenstein, David Charles, John Dennison, Lynita Crofford, Marié Human. Costumes by Dicky Longhurst, decor by Peter Cazalet, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. Stage Manager Lorraine Bellamy.
1983: Presented by NAPAC at the Alhambra Theatre Durban, directed by English director Peter Dews [4] (1929-1997), from 22 August 1983. This production was also taken to Pietermaritzburg.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einen_Jux_will_er_sich_machen
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Nestroy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Yonkers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Razzle_(play)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard
On the Razzle theatre programme, 1983.
https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt0121610
https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/35289/
Theatre programme (NAPAC), held by [[NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 24. 2.
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