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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1954: | + | 1954: [[Emlyn Williams]] was brought to South Africa by [[Brian Brooke]] to perform ''[[Charles Dickens]]'' at the [[Wits Great Hall|Wits University Great Hall]] in September 1954. |
| − | 1981: Williams visited South Africa again, marking the 30th anniversary of ''Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens'', this time presented by [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]]. | + | 1981: Williams visited South Africa again, marking the 30th anniversary of ''[[Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens]]'', this time presented by [[The Company]] at the [[Market Theatre]] and the [[Baxter Theatre]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 07:40, 5 August 2017
Charles Dickens is a one man show written by Emlyn Williams
Also known as Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens.
The original text
This one man show, replicating Charles Dickens’s famous public readings, was originally written and performed by the Welsh actor-playwright Emlyn Williams.
Performance history in South Africa
1954: Emlyn Williams was brought to South Africa by Brian Brooke to perform Charles Dickens at the Wits University Great Hall in September 1954.
1981: Williams visited South Africa again, marking the 30th anniversary of Emlyn Williams as Charles Dickens, this time presented by The Company at the Market Theatre and the Baxter Theatre.
Sources
Theatre programme, 1981.
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