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| − | + | A play by Tom Stoppard. The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company. | |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | Directed by [[Malcolm Purkey]], with [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] and [[William Kentridge]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1978. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travesties | |
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Revision as of 19:51, 12 March 2014
A play by Tom Stoppard. The play centres on the figure of Henry Carr, an elderly man who reminisces about Zürich in 1917 during the First World War, and his interactions with James Joyce when he was writing Ulysses, Tristan Tzara during the rise of Dada, and Lenin leading up to the Russian Revolution, all of whom were living in Zürich at that time. Travesties was first produced at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 10 June 1974, by the Royal Shakespeare Company.
Performance history in South Africa
Directed by Malcolm Purkey, with Vanessa Cooke, Nicholas Ellenbogen and William Kentridge at Upstairs at the Market in 1978.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travesties
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