Difference between revisions of "Dinner at the Monkey House"
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| − | + | According to what appears to be a copy of an early version of the text (no author mentioned), belonging to the lecturer and former head of [[CAPAB]] drama, [[Johan Esterhuizen]], the play was originally called ''[[Welcome to the Monkey House...]]''. It was renamed ''[[Dinner the Monkey House]]'' for its first performance in 1989, with [[Warwick Grier]] given as author. | |
| − | According to a copy of an early version of the text belonging to the lecturer and former head of [[CAPAB]] drama, [[Johan Esterhuizen]], the play was originally called ''[[Welcome to the Monkey House]]'' | ||
==Productions== | ==Productions== | ||
Revision as of 09:17, 30 April 2023
Dinner at the Monkey House is a satirical comedy by Warrick Grier.
The original text
According to what appears to be a copy of an early version of the text (no author mentioned), belonging to the lecturer and former head of CAPAB drama, Johan Esterhuizen, the play was originally called Welcome to the Monkey House.... It was renamed Dinner the Monkey House for its first performance in 1989, with Warwick Grier given as author.
Productions
1989: Presented by Utterly Splendid Productions at the Baxter Studio, directed by Rob Amato, starring Warrick Grier, Ruth Abrahams, Lungile Maninjwa, Joseph Mitchell, Sue Mitchell, David Tomlyn.
Sources
Baxter Theatre pamphlet
Johan Esterhuizen's copy of Welcome to the Monkey House..., found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archive in 2022.
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