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| − | ''Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee. | + | ''Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?'' by Edward Albee. |
| + | First produced in South Africa by [[Taubie Kushlick]] in 1963, though it was subject to textual emendations before being allowed to be staged. Starred American actors [[Jerome Kilty]], [[Cavada Humphrey]] and [[Fred Sadoff]], and English actress Karel [?*] Gardner. It was set to play at the [[Port Elizabeth City Hall]], an Indian theatre in Durban and the Wits University [[Great Hall]] in Johannesburg, but controversy over the blasphemous language saw an early close for the production. | ||
| + | Other productions include [[PACT]] in 1984, directed by [[William Egan]] with [[Jacqui Singer]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[Andrew Buckland]] and [[Carol-Ann Kelleher]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]]; **, and the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2007 (directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Nicholas Pauling]] and [[Erica Wessels]]) | ||
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| + | Gosher, 1988; Tucker, 1997 | ||
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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee.
First produced in South Africa by Taubie Kushlick in 1963, though it was subject to textual emendations before being allowed to be staged. Starred American actors Jerome Kilty, Cavada Humphrey and Fred Sadoff, and English actress Karel [?*] Gardner. It was set to play at the Port Elizabeth City Hall, an Indian theatre in Durban and the Wits University Great Hall in Johannesburg, but controversy over the blasphemous language saw an early close for the production.
Other productions include PACT in 1984, directed by William Egan with Jacqui Singer, Michael McCabe, Andrew Buckland and Carol-Ann Kelleher at the Alexander Theatre; **, and the Baxter Theatre in 2007 (directed by Janice Honeyman with Fiona Ramsay, Sean Taylor, Nicholas Pauling and Erica Wessels)
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