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| − | ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' can refer to | + | ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' can refer to any of two stage adaptations based on Richard Gordon's novel. |
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''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' is a 1970 comic novel by Richard Gordon (1921-), the which tells of more adventures in the life of Sir Lancelot Spratt, who - bored with his retirement - returns to St Swithan's Hospital to resume his work and disturbs almost everyone else there. | ''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' is a 1970 comic novel by Richard Gordon (1921-), the which tells of more adventures in the life of Sir Lancelot Spratt, who - bored with his retirement - returns to St Swithan's Hospital to resume his work and disturbs almost everyone else there. | ||
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There seems to have been two plays by this name, the one an adaptation of the novel, the other a new play based on characters from the "Doctor" series of novels. | There seems to have been two plays by this name, the one an adaptation of the novel, the other a new play based on characters from the "Doctor" series of novels. | ||
| − | Doctor on the Boil by | + | ==''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' by ***== |
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| + | ==''[[Doctor on the Boil]]'' by Ted Willis == | ||
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| + | A comedy in three acts by Ted Willis (1914-1992)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Willis,_Baron_Willis], this adaptation for the stage presents is based on the novels and explores the antics taking place in a private health clinic dedicated to the revival of flagging libido, and includes all the familiar characters from Richards's novels, including Sir Lancelot Spratt, Doctors Simon Sparrow and Tony Grimsdyke, the formidable Matron and the curvaceous nurse Jill Daines. | ||
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| + | The text was published by [[Samuel French]] in 1988 and was first produced by Kevin Wood Productions in 1989. | ||
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| + | = Performance history of both texts in South Africa = | ||
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1979: Presented at the [[Academy Theatre]] in December 1979, directed by [[Rex Garner]], starring visiting British actor [[Geoffrey Sumner]] and a local cast including [[Brenda Wood]], [[Tina Witkowska]] and [[Olive King]]. | 1979: Presented at the [[Academy Theatre]] in December 1979, directed by [[Rex Garner]], starring visiting British actor [[Geoffrey Sumner]] and a local cast including [[Brenda Wood]], [[Tina Witkowska]] and [[Olive King]]. | ||
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https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Ted-Willis/dp/0573608113 | https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Ted-Willis/dp/0573608113 | ||
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 16 November 1979. | ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 16 November 1979. | ||
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Revision as of 11:39, 15 September 2022
Doctor on the Boil can refer to any of two stage adaptations based on Richard Gordon's novel.
Contents
The original text
Doctor on the Boil is a 1970 comic novel by Richard Gordon (1921-), the which tells of more adventures in the life of Sir Lancelot Spratt, who - bored with his retirement - returns to St Swithan's Hospital to resume his work and disturbs almost everyone else there.
The stage adaptations
There seems to have been two plays by this name, the one an adaptation of the novel, the other a new play based on characters from the "Doctor" series of novels.
Doctor on the Boil by ***
The text
Doctor on the Boil by Ted Willis
A comedy in three acts by Ted Willis (1914-1992)[1], this adaptation for the stage presents is based on the novels and explores the antics taking place in a private health clinic dedicated to the revival of flagging libido, and includes all the familiar characters from Richards's novels, including Sir Lancelot Spratt, Doctors Simon Sparrow and Tony Grimsdyke, the formidable Matron and the curvaceous nurse Jill Daines.
The text was published by Samuel French in 1988 and was first produced by Kevin Wood Productions in 1989.
Performance history of both texts in South Africa
1979: Presented at the Academy Theatre in December 1979, directed by Rex Garner, starring visiting British actor Geoffrey Sumner and a local cast including Brenda Wood, Tina Witkowska and Olive King.
Sources
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Ted-Willis/dp/0573608113
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Willis,_Baron_Willis
NELM: [Collection: KING, Olive]: 2006. 1. 1. 7.
Tucker, 1997. 375.
The Rand Daily Mail, 16 November 1979.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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