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''A Trip to Scarborough'', Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816). Performed by the [[University Players]] in the [[Assembly Hall]], with [[Pat Maloney]], [[Margaret Girdwood]], Dr Stammers
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''[[A Trip to Scarborough]]'' is a play  by [[Richard Brinsley Sheridan]] (1751-1816).  
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==The original text==
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Based on John Vanbrugh's ''[[The Relapse]]'' (1696), removing much of the bawdy content, the play was first performed on 24 February 1777. The text published in ''Sheridan's Plays'', Dent, 1906.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1929: Performed by the [[University Players]] in the [[Assembly Hall]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] ([[Wits]]), with [[Pat Maloney]], [[Margaret Girdwood]], [[Dr Stammers]].
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1990: The play was presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], directed by [[Ralph Lawson]], starring [[Arnold Hoon]], [[Waldemar Schultz]], [[Erik de Waal]], [[André van der Merwe]], [[Juan Els]], [[Pedro Kruger]], [[Jaco Bouwer]], and others.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
==  Sources  ==
 
==  Sources  ==
''Footlights'', 1(6):14, 1929.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Trip_to_Scarborough
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''[[Footlights]]'', 1(4):10; 1(6):14, 1929.
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A prompt copy of the text used for the Stellenbosch production of 1990, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. 
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UTS theatre pamphlet, 1990.
  
  
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Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
  
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Latest revision as of 08:36, 11 February 2023

A Trip to Scarborough is a play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan (1751-1816).

The original text

Based on John Vanbrugh's The Relapse (1696), removing much of the bawdy content, the play was first performed on 24 February 1777. The text published in Sheridan's Plays, Dent, 1906.

Performance history in South Africa

1929: Performed by the University Players in the Assembly Hall at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), with Pat Maloney, Margaret Girdwood, Dr Stammers.

1990: The play was presented by University Theatre Stellenbosch in the H.B. Thom Theatre, directed by Ralph Lawson, starring Arnold Hoon, Waldemar Schultz, Erik de Waal, André van der Merwe, Juan Els, Pedro Kruger, Jaco Bouwer, and others.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

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

Footlights, 1(4):10; 1(6):14, 1929.

A prompt copy of the text used for the Stellenbosch production of 1990, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

UTS theatre pamphlet, 1990.


Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to T in Plays II Foreign Plays

Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays

Return to The ESAT Entries

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