Difference between revisions of "The Last Voyage"
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| − | + | ''[[The Last Voyage]]'' is a one-act play by [[Pauline Smith]]. | |
| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | Written in 1929 about an impoverished couple. In the play the husband has secretly saved fifty pounds so that he may go on a voyage to England. This voyage is particularly important becuase of his recent illness, yet a problem arises when his grandson gets ill and needs fifty pounds for an operation. | ||
| − | + | Published by [[Juventus]] in 1981, number one in the series ''Drama Workshop''. ISBN 9780907996798. | |
| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/ | + | Also published in ''[[Eleven One-act Plays]]'' by [[Juta]]. |
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| + | Published in ''[[Play Spectrum]]'' (ed [[H. Houghton-Hawksley]], pub [[David Philip]], 1986). | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | The play was first performed in Grahamstown in 1969 under the direction of [[Rosalie van der Gucht]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | Various entries in the [[NELM]] catalogue. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Personalities L]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Personalities|South African Theatre | ||
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| + | Personalities]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Revision as of 13:24, 28 February 2020
The Last Voyage is a one-act play by Pauline Smith.
The original text
Written in 1929 about an impoverished couple. In the play the husband has secretly saved fifty pounds so that he may go on a voyage to England. This voyage is particularly important becuase of his recent illness, yet a problem arises when his grandson gets ill and needs fifty pounds for an operation.
Published by Juventus in 1981, number one in the series Drama Workshop. ISBN 9780907996798.
Also published in Eleven One-act Plays by Juta.
Published in Play Spectrum (ed H. Houghton-Hawksley, pub David Philip, 1986).
Performance history in South Africa
The play was first performed in Grahamstown in 1969 under the direction of Rosalie van der Gucht.
Sources
Various entries in the NELM catalogue.
Gosher, 1988.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to ESAT Personalities L
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
