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''I Love my Wife'' is an adult musical comedy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_My_Wife]. Book and lyrics by Michael Stewart, music composed and arranged by Cy Coleman from a play by Luis Rego.
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''I Love my Wife'' is an adult musical comedy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Love_My_Wife]. Book and lyrics by Michael Stewart, music composed and arranged by Cy Coleman from a play by Luis Rego.
 
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Produced by [[Brickhill-Burke]] in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1979. Director and Choreographer: [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Louis Burke]]. The cast: [[Jessica Jones]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Michael McGovern]], [[Barry Jarman]], [[Eddie Eckstein]], [[Pete Clifford]], [[Paul Ditchfield]], [[Tobie Cronje]] with The Bats.
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1978-1979: Produced by [[Brickhill-Burke]] at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in 1978, after which the production went on a nationwide tour, including the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1979. Director and Choreographer: [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Louis Burke]]. The cast of four were [[Tobie Cronjé]] [[Jessica Jones]], [[Erica Rogers]] and [[Michael McGovern]] with the on-stage musicians [[Barry Jarman]], [[Eddie Eckstein]], [[Pete Clifford]] and [[Paul Ditchfield]] of the group [[The Bats]].
  
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1982: At the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg, Brickhill-Burke brought back their great success, opening 25 May. After a run in Sydney, Australia, it returned to the Civic with cast changes. Joining [[Tobie Cronjé]] and [[Eddie Eckstein]] were [[Bartholomew John]], [[Erica Rogers]] and [[Sharon Lynne]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
''I Love My Wife'' theatre programme, 1979.
 
''I Love My Wife'' theatre programme, 1979.
  
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 18 September 2017

I Love my Wife is an adult musical comedy [1]. Book and lyrics by Michael Stewart, music composed and arranged by Cy Coleman from a play by Luis Rego.

The original text

Published by Samuel French, ISBN: 9780573681103.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1978-1979: Produced by Brickhill-Burke at His Majesty's Theatre in 1978, after which the production went on a nationwide tour, including the Baxter Theatre in 1979. Director and Choreographer: Joan Brickhill, Louis Burke. The cast of four were Tobie Cronjé Jessica Jones, Erica Rogers and Michael McGovern with the on-stage musicians Barry Jarman, Eddie Eckstein, Pete Clifford and Paul Ditchfield of the group The Bats.

1982: At the Civic Theatre, Johannesburg, Brickhill-Burke brought back their great success, opening 25 May. After a run in Sydney, Australia, it returned to the Civic with cast changes. Joining Tobie Cronjé and Eddie Eckstein were Bartholomew John, Erica Rogers and Sharon Lynne.

Sources

I Love My Wife theatre programme, 1979.

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.

Tucker, 1997.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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