Difference between revisions of "Absence of a Cello"
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| − | 197*: The adaptation ''Out of the Question'' was staged by The [[Brian Brooke Company]], directed by [[Brian Brooke|Brooke]], with [[Olive Bodill]] (Celia Pilgrim), [[John Hayter]] (Andrew Pilgrim), [[Gay Lambert]] (Marian Jellicoe), [[Patricia Sanders]] (Emma Littlewood), [[Michael Brooke]] (Peter Littlewood) and [[Angus Neill]] (Otis Clifton). Designed by [[Elizabeth | + | 197*: The adaptation ''Out of the Question'' was staged by The [[Brian Brooke Company]], directed by [[Brian Brooke|Brooke]], with [[Olive Bodill]] (Celia Pilgrim), [[John Hayter]] (Andrew Pilgrim), [[Gay Lambert]] (Marian Jellicoe), [[Patricia Sanders]] (Emma Littlewood), [[Michael Brooke]] (Peter Littlewood) and [[Angus Neill]] (Otis Clifton). Designed by [[Elizabeth MacLeish]]. |
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Revision as of 07:43, 28 August 2015
Absence of a Cello (sometimes The Absence of a Cello) is a 1964 Broadway comedy written by American screenwriter and novelist Ira Wallach (1913—1995) [1].
Translations and adaptations
In 1968 the play was rewritten, the setting changed to England, the title to Out of the Question and it opened in the West End in October.
Performance history in South Africa
197*: The adaptation Out of the Question was staged by The Brian Brooke Company, directed by Brooke, with Olive Bodill (Celia Pilgrim), John Hayter (Andrew Pilgrim), Gay Lambert (Marian Jellicoe), Patricia Sanders (Emma Littlewood), Michael Brooke (Peter Littlewood) and Angus Neill (Otis Clifton). Designed by Elizabeth MacLeish.
Sources
Brian Brooke Company theatre programme (undated).
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