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| − | ''[[Grin and Bare It!]]'' is a one act play by Ken McQuire, adapted from a 1929 play by Tom Cushing.
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| − | [[Tim Plewman]] ()[].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | The original Cushing work was set in Southern California in 1929, and dealt with a family of nudists whose daughter brings home her proper Bostonian fiancé. The play was written in the 1920's but was never commercially produced.
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| − | In 1970 it was adapted as a one-act farce (subtitled "The Unplayable Play") by Ken McQuire, and opened on March 16, 1970 at the Belasco Theatre, New York, NY.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1990: First performed at the [[Victory Theatre]], directed by [[Rex Garner]] in 1990.
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| − | 1991: Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 9 January 1991 starring [[Gordon Mulholland]], [[Eddie Eckstein]], [[Tim Plewman]], [[Mike Huff]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-show/grin-and-bare-it-9854
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| − | https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/grin-and-bare-it--postcards-3515
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| − | https://playbill.com/production/grin-and-bare-it-belasco-theatre-vault-0000010794
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| − | https://www.nytimes.com/1969/09/16/archives/a-nudist-play-without-sex.html
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| − | == Return to ==
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 G|G]] in Plays I Original SA Plays
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