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| − | ''[[The House in Fern Road]]'' is a play by | + | ''[[The House in Fern Road]]'' is a one-act play by Maud Cassidy and Peter Coke (1913-2008)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Coke]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Set in a dingy London boarding-house, it tells of a woman who learns that her accomplice in a murder is two-timing her with another woman, so she decides to take revenge. | |
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| + | Published in Britain by [[Samuel French]] in 1941. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1944: Presented by the [[UCT Dramatic Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]] | + | 1944: Presented by the [[UCT Dramatic Society]], in the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, with [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Elaine English]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Peter-Coke/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3APeter+Coke | ||
''Upper Hutt Leader'' 15 June 1961[https://newspaperarchives.uhcc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/upperhutt?a=d&d=UpperHuttLeader19610615.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------] | ''Upper Hutt Leader'' 15 June 1961[https://newspaperarchives.uhcc.govt.nz/cgi-bin/upperhutt?a=d&d=UpperHuttLeader19610615.2.14&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-------] | ||
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| + | https://www.progressiveplayersgateshead.co.uk/1951.html | ||
''[[Trek]]'' 8(25):22, 1944. | ''[[Trek]]'' 8(25):22, 1944. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:56, 7 October 2023
The House in Fern Road is a one-act play by Maud Cassidy and Peter Coke (1913-2008)[1].
Contents
The original text
Set in a dingy London boarding-house, it tells of a woman who learns that her accomplice in a murder is two-timing her with another woman, so she decides to take revenge.
Published in Britain by Samuel French in 1941.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1944: Presented by the UCT Dramatic Society, in the Little Theatre, Cape Town, with Pietro Nolte, Elaine English.
Sources
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-Peter-Coke/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3APeter+Coke
Upper Hutt Leader 15 June 1961[2]
https://www.progressiveplayersgateshead.co.uk/1951.html
Trek 8(25):22, 1944.
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