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A play, commissioned by Sir Peter Hall for the Royal Shakespeare Company and written by British dramatist John Whiting (1917-1963), based on Aldous Huxley's book, The Devils of Loudun.
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The original text
First performed at London's Aldwych Theatre in February, 1961, with Dorothy Tutin portraying the deformed and hysterical Sister Jeanne of the Angels, and Richard Johnson as the existential hero, Father Urbain Grandier. Diana Rigg appeared in the supporting role of Philippe and Max Adrian played the zealot exorcist, Father Pierre Barre. Whiting revised his text in 1963, shortly before his death from cancer.
Published in New English Dramatists 6 edited by Tom Maschler. Penguin, 1963.
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Performance history in South Africa
First performed in South Africa at the Alexander Theatre by PACT from 14 July to 20 August 1966, directed by Peter Ebert, featuring Norman Ettlinger (Mannoury),
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Devils_(play)
PACT theater programme, 1966.
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