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It was performed as ''[[Edgware Road Blues]]'' in 1966 at the Royal Court theatre in London with the author playing the lead and it won the Charles Henry Foyle award for the best first play of 1964. | It was performed as ''[[Edgware Road Blues]]'' in 1966 at the Royal Court theatre in London with the author playing the lead and it won the Charles Henry Foyle award for the best first play of 1964. | ||
| − | In 1965, retitled ''Travelling Light'', it had a successful run at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, with a cast including Harry H Corbett, Michael Crawford and Julia Foster, and in 1967 was filmed for ITV Summer Playhouse. | + | In 1965, retitled ''[[Travelling Light]]'', it had a successful run at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, with a cast including Harry H Corbett, Michael Crawford and Julia Foster, and in 1967 was filmed for ITV Summer Playhouse. |
| − | + | The latter play is not to be confused with another play called ''[[Travelling Light]]'', written by [[Nicholas Wright]] and performed in London in 2012. | |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
Revision as of 07:36, 20 January 2021
Edgware Road Blues is a play by Leonard Kingston (1930- 2014)[].
Also known as Travelling Light
Contents
The original text
It was performed as Edgware Road Blues in 1966 at the Royal Court theatre in London with the author playing the lead and it won the Charles Henry Foyle award for the best first play of 1964.
In 1965, retitled Travelling Light, it had a successful run at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, with a cast including Harry H Corbett, Michael Crawford and Julia Foster, and in 1967 was filmed for ITV Summer Playhouse.
The latter play is not to be confused with another play called Travelling Light, written by Nicholas Wright and performed in London in 2012.
The original text
Previously titled Edgware Road Blues.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Ricky Arden for PACT in 1966.
Sources
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/aug/27/leonard-kingston-obituary
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