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''The Winslow Boy'' by British dramatist Terence Rattigan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Rattigan] (1911-1977).  
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''[[The Winslow Boy]]'' is a play by Terence Rattigan [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terence_Rattigan] (1911-1977).  
  
  
 
== The original play ==
 
== The original play ==
  
An award-winning play written in 1946, it tells of a father's fight to clear his son of a charge of petty theft. The play opened in London in 1946, and on Broadway in 1947. It was twice filmed, in 1948 and in 1999.  
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The award-winning play tells of a father's fight to clear his son of a charge of petty theft.  
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It opened in London in 1946, and on Broadway in 1947, and was twice filmed, in 1948 and in 1999.  
  
 
== Translations and adaptations ==
 
== Translations and adaptations ==

Revision as of 18:09, 8 April 2016

The Winslow Boy is a play by Terence Rattigan [1] (1911-1977).


The original play

The award-winning play tells of a father's fight to clear his son of a charge of petty theft.

It opened in London in 1946, and on Broadway in 1947, and was twice filmed, in 1948 and in 1999.

Translations and adaptations

South African productions

1955: Produced by National Theatre Organisation, directed by John Roberts, with Frank Wise, Zoë de Villiers, Brian Proudfoot, Ronald Wallace, Mary Hewison (replaced by Jane Potgieter), Leonard Graham, Sheelagh Ross, Joanna Douglas, Clifford Williams, Alan Chadwick.

Sources

Helikon, 4(19), 1955.

Lantern, 5(3):283-287. Feb 1956.

Tucker, 1997. 84.

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