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''[[Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be]]'' is a musical comedy by Frank Norman (1930-1980)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Norman] and Lionel Bart (1930-1999)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Bart].
  
Also founbd as ''[[Fings Ain't What They Used T'Be]]'' on ocasion.
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Also found as ''[[Fings Ain't What They Used T'Be]]'' on occasion.
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==The original text==
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Originally written as a straight play about low-life Cockney characters in the 1950s, but at the suggestion of Joan Littlewood, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart were added. This turned it into something like a play with music rather than a conventional musical.
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The piece was first performed in February 1959 by Theatre Workshop, directed by Littlewood,  at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. It subsequently played at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End, starting on 11 February 1960.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1974: Performed in Cape Town by [[Carousel Productions]], with [[Craig Curtis]] as "Horace Seaton".
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== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fings_Ain%27t_Wot_They_Used_T%27Be
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Norman
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E-mail correspondence with [[Craig Curtis]], September 2023.
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 18:17, 14 September 2023

Fings Ain't Wot They Used T'Be is a musical comedy by Frank Norman (1930-1980)[1] and Lionel Bart (1930-1999)[2].

Also found as Fings Ain't What They Used T'Be on occasion.

The original text

Originally written as a straight play about low-life Cockney characters in the 1950s, but at the suggestion of Joan Littlewood, music and lyrics by Lionel Bart were added. This turned it into something like a play with music rather than a conventional musical.

The piece was first performed in February 1959 by Theatre Workshop, directed by Littlewood, at the Theatre Royal Stratford East. It subsequently played at the Garrick Theatre in London's West End, starting on 11 February 1960.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1974: Performed in Cape Town by Carousel Productions, with Craig Curtis as "Horace Seaton".

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fings_Ain%27t_Wot_They_Used_T%27Be

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Norman

E-mail correspondence with Craig Curtis, September 2023.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

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 South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page