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| − | + | ''Waters of the Moon'' (1951) is a play by British playwright N.C. Hunter [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._C._Hunter] (1908 – 1971). | |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1952: Presented by the [[Brian Brooke Company]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] starring [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]], [[Marda Vanne]], [[Petrina Fry]], [[Brian Brooke]] and [[Rolf Lefebvre]]. It was subsequently staged at [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg on 22 September, and in Pretoria in collaboration with [[African Theatres]]. | ||
1953: Performed by [[NTO]], with [[Marda Vanne]], | 1953: Performed by [[NTO]], with [[Marda Vanne]], | ||
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 13 June 2021
Waters of the Moon (1951) is a play by British playwright N.C. Hunter [1] (1908 – 1971).
Contents
The original play
Apparently, Dame Edith Evans originally rescued the text of Hunter's first play from agent Binkie Beaumont's slush pile, and it was then first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London with Sybil Thorndike and Wendy Hiller, running for 835 performances between 1951 and 1952.
Produced in 1978 with Wendy Hiller and Ingrid Bergman in its cast.
Filmed in 1980, with Joan Sims, Virginia McKenna, Ronald Pickup, and Penelope Keith.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1952: Presented by the Brian Brooke Company at the Hofmeyr Theatre starring Gwen ffrangçon-Davies, Marda Vanne, Petrina Fry, Brian Brooke and Rolf Lefebvre. It was subsequently staged at His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg on 22 September, and in Pretoria in collaboration with African Theatres.
1953: Performed by NTO, with Marda Vanne,
Sources
https://whistlesinthewind.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/waters-of-the-moon-1951/
http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/jan/26/theatre
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._C._Hunter
Brooke 1978. 210.
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