Difference between revisions of "The Game of Kings"
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| − | The world première of the play was at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 17 April 1974. It was directed by [[Brian Brooke]], staged by [[Peter Curtis]] and the cast were [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Roger Dwyer]] and [[Brian Brooke]] with [[Lois Butlin]], [[Michael Swinton]] and [[Brian Kennedy]] as understudies. Designed by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting designed by [[John T. Baker]] | + | The world première of the play was presented by [[CAPAB English Drama at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 17 April 1974. It was directed by [[Brian Brooke]], staged by [[Peter Curtis]] and the cast were [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Roger Dwyer]] and [[Brian Brooke]] with [[Lois Butlin]], [[Michael Swinton]] and [[Brian Kennedy]] as understudies. Designed by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting designed by [[John T. Baker]] |
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Revision as of 16:19, 22 July 2015
The Game of Kings is a play by British playwright Thomas Muschamp [1]. The theme is the fight against terrorism from a military point of view. It is a rewriting by the author of his earlier play The Brass Hat.
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The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
The world première of the play was presented by [[CAPAB English Drama at the Nico Malan Theatre on 17 April 1974. It was directed by Brian Brooke, staged by Peter Curtis and the cast were Michael Atkinson, Vivienne Drummond, John Whiteley, Roger Dwyer and Brian Brooke with Lois Butlin, Michael Swinton and Brian Kennedy as understudies. Designed by Penny Simpson, lighting designed by John T. Baker
Sources
The Game of Kings theatre programme, 1974.
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