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| − | '' | + | ''[[Red Peppers]]'' is a short comic play by [[Noël Coward]], one of the ten plays that make up ''[[Tonight at 8:30]]'', a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. It was first staged in 1935. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1937: 23 May, [[Jewish Guild]] (Johannesburg), starring [[Clasie Pinchuk]] and [[Sydney James]] in the principal roles. | ||
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1946: Staged by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Repertory Players]], produced by [[Edythe Carter-Johnson]] and [[Elsie Levitas]]. | 1946: Staged by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Repertory Players]], produced by [[Edythe Carter-Johnson]] and [[Elsie Levitas]]. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''South African Opinion'', 3(11):20-21, 1947. | + | ''[[Rand Daily Mail]]'', 24 May 1937. |
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| + | ''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(11):20-21, 1947. | ||
| − | ''Trek'', 11(12):18, 1946. | + | ''[[Trek]]'', 11(12):18, 1946. |
''[[Lokval!]]'' programme (1964), announcement of future productions. | ''[[Lokval!]]'' programme (1964), announcement of future productions. | ||
Revision as of 17:46, 6 May 2019
Red Peppers is a short comic play by Noël Coward, one of the ten plays that make up Tonight at 8:30, a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. It was first staged in 1935.
Performance history in South Africa
1937: 23 May, Jewish Guild (Johannesburg), starring Clasie Pinchuk and Sydney James in the principal roles.
1946: Staged by the Johannesburg Repertory Players, produced by Edythe Carter-Johnson and Elsie Levitas.
1964: CAPAB, opening 24 June in tandem with The Astonished Heart and Fumed Oak under the collective title Tonight at 8:30. The production subsequently toured the Eastern Cape.
1969: Performed as a curtain-raiser to Androcles and the Lion in 1969 in the Alexander Theatre, the last season of the Johannesburg Repertory Society. Well-known West-End director Charles Hickman directed, starring Davy Kaye, Bella Mariani, Rod Hudson, George Korelin, Rigby Foster, Maureen Pliss. Sets designed by Clarence Wilson, costumes designed by Ruth St Moritz.
1973: Lunch hour at the Space Theatre.
Sources
Rand Daily Mail, 24 May 1937.
South African Opinion, 3(11):20-21, 1947.
Trek, 11(12):18, 1946.
Lokval! programme (1964), announcement of future productions.
Teater SA, 1(4), 1969.
Tucker, 1997. 249.
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