Difference between revisions of "Dark Brown"
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| − | = | + | = ''[[Dark Brown]]'' a one-act play by English playwright Philip Johnson (1900-1984)= |
| − | ''[[Dark Brown]]'' | + | |
| + | A play about a family that discovers that their father is a public hangman. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | Published by Samuel French, 1946. | + | |
| + | Published by [[Samuel French]], 1946. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1947: Directed by [[Jean Pearson]] during the [[FATSSA]] District Drama Festival in the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town. | 1947: Directed by [[Jean Pearson]] during the [[FATSSA]] District Drama Festival in the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsJ/johnson-philip.html#50872. | ||
[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.134. | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.134. | ||
Revision as of 12:07, 25 October 2026
There are two South African plays by this name.
Contents
Dark Brown, a full-length play by Denis Rhodes Granger
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1951: Performed by the Worcester Dramatic Society, directed by the author, Denis Rhodes Granger.
Sources
Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A Historical and Critical Survey of the South African One-act Play Written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.
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Dark Brown a one-act play by English playwright Philip Johnson (1900-1984)
A play about a family that discovers that their father is a public hangman.
The original text
Published by Samuel French, 1946.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1947: Directed by Jean Pearson during the FATSSA District Drama Festival in the Little Theatre, Cape Town.
Sources
http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsJ/johnson-philip.html#50872.
Inskip, 1972. p.134.
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