Difference between revisions of "Babes in the Wood"
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| − | Since then there have been a myriad of versions and approaches to the basic story. (See for example the It's Behind You website at http://www.its-behind-you.com/storybabesinthewood.html.) | + | Since then there have been a myriad of versions and approaches to the basic story. (See for example the ''It's Behind You'' website at http://www.its-behind-you.com/storybabesinthewood.html.) |
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The original text
Based on an old English Ballad (preserved in the British Museum) of 1595, it tells the story of two children, abandoned deep in the forest upon the orders of their Wicked Uncle.
Translations and adaptations
First presented on the stage in 1793 as an opera by Samuel Arnold called The Children In The Wood, performed at the Haymarket Theatre. In 1812 an operatic Burletta was done at the Surrey Theatre.
In 1827 the first pantomime version - called Harlequin and Cock Robin, or The Babes In The Wood was performed at the Drury Lane Theatre, London. This was done once more at the Haymarket Theatre, in 1856.
In 1867 the character of Robin Hood was introduced to the story, as the savior of the children.
Since then there have been a myriad of versions and approaches to the basic story. (See for example the It's Behind You website at http://www.its-behind-you.com/storybabesinthewood.html.)
Performed as The Babes in the Wood, or Harlequin and the Rich Uncle
1859: Performed as The Babes in the Wood, or Harlequin and the Rich Uncle on 27 and 28 December in Sefton Parry's Cape Town Theatre, with an additional performance at the request of the Governor. Billed by producer Parry as "The First Christmas Pantomime in South Africa", though there is some doubt about this. It was preceded by a performance of The Rough Diamond (Buckstone)
1999: Performed as Babes in the Wood at the Barney Simon Theatre (Market Theatre), 17 November 1998 to January 1999, directed by Charmaine Weir-Smith. Called an "adult pantomime".
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