Difference between revisions of "The Old Ladies"
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | An [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play was | + | An [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play, entitled ''[[Vrees]]'', was made by [[J.F. Marais]]. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1953: [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]. | + | 1953: [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]] directed by [[Minna Schneier]]. |
| − | 1971: The Langford-Inglis and Hymie Udwin production of ''[[The Old Ladies]]'', starring Inglis, Zoe Randall and Bess Finney was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]]. | + | 1971: The Langford-Inglis and Hymie Udwin production of ''[[The Old Ladies]]'', starring [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Zoe Randall]] and [[Bess Finney]] was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]]. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 16:02, 14 May 2016
The Old Ladies is a play written in 1935 by the English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter Rodney Ackland (1908-1991) [1], adapted from the 1924 novel by the same name by Hugh Walpole.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
An Afrikaans adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play, entitled Vrees, was made by J.F. Marais.
Performance history in South Africa
1953: Johannesburg Repertory Society directed by Minna Schneier.
1971: The Langford-Inglis and Hymie Udwin production of The Old Ladies, starring Margaret Inglis, Zoe Randall and Bess Finney was staged at the Alexander Theatre.
Sources
Tucker, 1997.
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