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| − | '''''Canterbury Tales''''' is a 1964 British musical, with the music written by Richard Hill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29] and John Hawkins, and the lyrics by Nevill Coghill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill]. It was originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, conceived and directed by Martin Starkie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Starkie] and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie. It was expanded into a full length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968 and ran for 2,080 performances | + | '''''Canterbury Tales''''' is a 1964 British musical, with the music written by Richard Hill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29] and John Hawkins, and the lyrics by Nevill Coghill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill]. It was originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, conceived and directed by Martin Starkie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Starkie] and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie. It was expanded into a full length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968 and ran for 2,080 performances. (''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29]) |
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| + | The musical took five tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Chaucer] ''The Canterbury Tales'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Canterbury_Tales] and told them with song and humour. These were; The Miller's Tale; The Nun's Priest's Tale; The Steward's Tale; The Merchant's Tale; and The Wife of Bath's Tale. In addition, Chaucer's Prologue and Epilogue were spoken. | ||
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Revision as of 10:17, 15 January 2016
Canterbury Tales is a 1964 British musical, with the music written by Richard Hill [1] and John Hawkins, and the lyrics by Nevill Coghill [2]. It was originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, conceived and directed by Martin Starkie [3] and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie. It was expanded into a full length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968 and ran for 2,080 performances. (Wikipedia [4])
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The original text
The musical took five tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's [5] The Canterbury Tales [6] and told them with song and humour. These were; The Miller's Tale; The Nun's Priest's Tale; The Steward's Tale; The Merchant's Tale; and The Wife of Bath's Tale. In addition, Chaucer's Prologue and Epilogue were spoken.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
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