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| − | ''Lettice and Lovage'', a comedy by Peter Shaffer. Two middle-aged spinsters, Miss Lettice Douffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and mediaeval weaponry, and Miss Lottie Schoen, devotee of unvarnished fact, set out together to demolish London landmarks and reassert the supremacy of the romantic historical past. Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] | + | ''Lettice and Lovage'', a comedy by Peter Shaffer. Two middle-aged spinsters, Miss Lettice Douffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and mediaeval weaponry, and Miss Lottie Schoen, devotee of unvarnished fact, set out together to demolish London landmarks and reassert the supremacy of the romantic historical past. |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | The original production was directed by Michael Blakemore. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions by arrangement with Robert Fox, The Shubert Organisation and Robert Berlind. First performance in South Africa 2 November 1988. Opened at the [[Baxter Theatre]] on 10 January 1989, directed by [[Rex Garner]], starring [[Moira Lister]], [[Leonard Moss], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Charlotte Butler]], [[John Hussey]] and others. Lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]], sets by [[Kay Page]], cotumes co-ordinated by [[Alsion Yates]]. Assistant to director [[Tammy Bonell]]. | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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Revision as of 10:48, 18 September 2014
Lettice and Lovage, a comedy by Peter Shaffer. Two middle-aged spinsters, Miss Lettice Douffet, an expert on Elizabethan cuisine and mediaeval weaponry, and Miss Lottie Schoen, devotee of unvarnished fact, set out together to demolish London landmarks and reassert the supremacy of the romantic historical past.
Contents
The original text
The original production was directed by Michael Blakemore.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by Pieter Toerien Productions by arrangement with Robert Fox, The Shubert Organisation and Robert Berlind. First performance in South Africa 2 November 1988. Opened at the Baxter Theatre on 10 January 1989, directed by Rex Garner, starring Moira Lister, [[Leonard Moss], Paddy Canavan, Charlotte Butler, John Hussey and others. Lighting by Jannie Swanepoel, sets by Kay Page, cotumes co-ordinated by Alsion Yates. Assistant to director Tammy Bonell.
Sources
Lettice and Lovage programme.
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