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== Performance history of the Williams version in South Africa == | == Performance history of the Williams version in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1936: Presented in March by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] at the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Jack Bligh]] | ||
1942: The version by Emlyn Williams was performed by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]], 1942. | 1942: The version by Emlyn Williams was performed by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]], 1942. | ||
1946: Performed by an amateur group in Camps Bay, led by [[Mary Fenton]]. The play was directed by a visiting British sailor, with [[Mary Fenton]] in the lead and a 17 year old [[Nigel Hawthorne]] in the cast. | 1946: Performed by an amateur group in Camps Bay, led by [[Mary Fenton]]. The play was directed by a visiting British sailor, with [[Mary Fenton]] in the lead and a 17 year old [[Nigel Hawthorne]] in the cast. | ||
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| + | Produced by the [[Brian Brooke Company]], date and venue unknown. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Christopher_Bean | + | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Late_Christopher_Bean]. |
''The Forum'', 5(1), 1942. p 18. | ''The Forum'', 5(1), 1942. p 18. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.121. | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 19. | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 19. | ||
| − | [[Nigel Hawthorne|Hawthorne]], 2002, p.56 | + | [[Nigel Hawthorne|Hawthorne]], 2002, p.56. |
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| + | Research material on Brian Brooke held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 7. 7. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:34, 5 August 2017
A comedy by René Fauchois (Prenez garde à la peinture, 1932). It exists in two English versions: an American adaptation by Sidney Howard (1932) and an UK version by Emlyn Williams (1933). The London production of William's version starred Edith Evans and Cedric Hardwicke.
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Performance history of the Williams version in South Africa
1936: Presented in March by the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society at the Little Theatre, directed by Jack Bligh
1942: The version by Emlyn Williams was performed by the Johannesburg Repertory Society, 1942.
1946: Performed by an amateur group in Camps Bay, led by Mary Fenton. The play was directed by a visiting British sailor, with Mary Fenton in the lead and a 17 year old Nigel Hawthorne in the cast.
Produced by the Brian Brooke Company, date and venue unknown.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
The Forum, 5(1), 1942. p 18.
Inskip, 1972. p.121.
Tucker, 1997. 19.
Hawthorne, 2002, p.56.
Research material on Brian Brooke held by NELM: [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 7. 7.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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