Difference between revisions of "The Owl and the Pussycat"
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Manhoff's play was the opening production of the [[Academy Theatre]] in 1967, starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and [[Christopher Galloway]]. It was directed by [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]]. | + | 1967: Manhoff's play was the opening production of the [[Academy Theatre]] in 1967, starring [[Barbara Kinghorn]] and [[Christopher Galloway]]. It was directed by [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]]. |
| + | 1970: Presented by the [[Arts Theatre Club]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Mary Howe]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Theatre programme (Academy Theatre) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: Theatre programmes]: 2009. 80. 90. | Theatre programme (Academy Theatre) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: Theatre programmes]: 2009. 80. 90. | ||
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| + | [[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]]. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:38, 27 April 2024
The Owl and the Pussycat is a 1964 Broadway stage play written by Hollywood screenwriter and producer and playwright Bill Manhoff (1919-1974) [1].
The title was borrowed from but unrelated to a nonsense poem The Owl and the Pussycat written by Edward Lear, first published during 1871 [2].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
A subsequent 1970 movie featuring Barbra Streisand and George Segal was based on the stage play.
Performance history in South Africa
1967: Manhoff's play was the opening production of the Academy Theatre in 1967, starring Barbara Kinghorn and Christopher Galloway. It was directed by Joan Brickhill and Louis Burke.
1970: Presented by the Arts Theatre Club at the Guild Theatre, directed by Mary Howe.
Sources
Theatre programme (Academy Theatre) held by NELM: [Collection: Theatre programmes]: 2009. 80. 90.
Arts Theatre Club archive held by George Mountjoy.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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