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''The Common Pursuit'' is a play by English playwright Simon Gray (1936-2008) which follows the lives of six characters who first meet as undergraduates at Cambridge University when they are involved in setting up a literary magazine called ''The Common Pursuit''. The title is an allusion to F. R. Leavis's 1952 collection of essays ''Scrutiny: The Common Pursuit''. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Common_Pursuit). | ''The Common Pursuit'' is a play by English playwright Simon Gray (1936-2008) which follows the lives of six characters who first meet as undergraduates at Cambridge University when they are involved in setting up a literary magazine called ''The Common Pursuit''. The title is an allusion to F. R. Leavis's 1952 collection of essays ''Scrutiny: The Common Pursuit''. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Common_Pursuit). | ||
| − | In South Africa the play was directed by [[Ken Leach]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987, starring [[Jonathan Rands]]. | + | In South Africa the play was directed by [[Ken Leach]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] in 1987, starring [[Jonathan Rands]], [[Russel Savadier]]. |
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The Common Pursuit is a play by English playwright Simon Gray (1936-2008) which follows the lives of six characters who first meet as undergraduates at Cambridge University when they are involved in setting up a literary magazine called The Common Pursuit. The title is an allusion to F. R. Leavis's 1952 collection of essays Scrutiny: The Common Pursuit. (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Common_Pursuit).
In South Africa the play was directed by Ken Leach at the Alhambra Theatre in 1987, starring Jonathan Rands, Russel Savadier.
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