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''A Day in the Death of Joe Egg'' is a 1967 play by the English playwright Peter Nichols, first staged at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, before transferring to London's West End theatres in 1968. The play centers on a British couple who are struggling to save their marriage whilst trying to raise their only child, a small girl with cerebral palsy.
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''[[A Day in the Death of Joe Egg]]'' is a play by Peter Nichols (1927-2019)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Nichols_(playwright)]
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==The original text==
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Written in 1967, the play centres on a British couple who are struggling to save their marriage whilst trying to raise their only child, a small girl with cerebral palsy.  
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First staged at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, before transferring to London's West End theatres in 1968.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Directed by [[Robert Davies]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, starring [[Colin Duell]], [[Sue Phillips]] in 1972. This was probably a production by the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]].
 
  
Directed by [[Roy Sargeant]], presented by the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] in 1973 with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Lois Butlin]], [[Mary Ashby]], [[Tony Peake]], [[Irene Peake]] and [[Beth Dickerson]] in the cast.
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1972: Directed by [[Robert Davies]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, for the UCT Dramatic Society starring [[Colin Duell]], [[Sue Phillips]].  
  
[[Roy Sargeant]] directed this play for [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in May 1980. It starred [[Danny Keogh]] and [[Sandy Dacombe]], [[Bess Finney]], [[Tiffany Kelly]] as Joe, [[Lesley Nott]].
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1973: Directed by [[Roy Sargeant]], presented by the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] with [[Henry Goodman]], [[Lois Butlin]], [[Mary Ashby]], [[Tony Peake]], [[Irene Peake]] and [[Beth Dickerson]] in the cast.
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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1980: Performed by [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Roy Sargeant]] with a cast that included [[Danny Keogh]], [[Sandy Dacombe]], [[Bess Finney]], [[Lesley Nott]] and [[Tiffany Kelly]] (as "Joe"). Photographs by [[Ruphin Coudyzer]] (who also mentions [[Nathalie Codd]] and [[Ron Smerczak]] as cast members in his list).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Death_of_Joe_Egg
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Death_of_Joe_Egg
  
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Nichols_(playwright)
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Theatre programme (Rhodes 1973) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2011. 370. 2. 2.
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[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
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Latest revision as of 05:44, 26 October 2023

A Day in the Death of Joe Egg is a play by Peter Nichols (1927-2019)[1]

The original text

Written in 1967, the play centres on a British couple who are struggling to save their marriage whilst trying to raise their only child, a small girl with cerebral palsy.

First staged at the Citizens Theatre in Glasgow, Scotland, before transferring to London's West End theatres in 1968.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1972: Directed by Robert Davies at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, for the UCT Dramatic Society starring Colin Duell, Sue Phillips.

1973: Directed by Roy Sargeant, presented by the Rhodes University Drama Department with Henry Goodman, Lois Butlin, Mary Ashby, Tony Peake, Irene Peake and Beth Dickerson in the cast.

1980: Performed by The Company at the Market Theatre in May, directed by Roy Sargeant with a cast that included Danny Keogh, Sandy Dacombe, Bess Finney, Lesley Nott and Tiffany Kelly (as "Joe"). Photographs by Ruphin Coudyzer (who also mentions Nathalie Codd and Ron Smerczak as cast members in his list).

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Day_in_the_Death_of_Joe_Egg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Nichols_(playwright)

Theatre programme (Rhodes 1973) held by NELM: [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2011. 370. 2. 2.

Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)


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