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Revision as of 05:00, 22 July 2020
La Petite Hutte is a 1947 comedy play by French playwright André Roussin [1].
Contents
The original text
First performed in Paris at the Théâtre des Nouveautés on 19 December, 1947, directed by and featuring Roussin himself.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English in 1950 as The Little Hut by English novelist Nancy Mitford [2]. Published in London by Hamilton, 1951.
Adapted and filmed in French for television in 1965, directed by André Leroux.
Performance history in South Africa
1952: Performed as The Little Hut at His Majesty's Theatre, directed by Daphne Rye, starring June Clyde, Peter Gray, Nicholas Turvey, Robert Flemyng (as Phillip). Decor by Roy Cooke.
1966: The English translation was staged by The Stage Company, directed by Angus Neill, with Shirley Firth (Susan), Angus Neill (Henry), John Hayter (Philip), Ivor van Rensburg (1st Stranger) and Richard Lockwood (2nd Stranger). Decor by Graham Brown.
Sources
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Petite_Hutte_(Roussin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_Roussin
Helikon, 1(4):93-94. 1952.
The Stage Company theatre programme, 1966/67.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
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