Doctor on the Boil
Doctor on the Boil is a comedy in three acts by Ted Willis (1914-1992)[1].
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The original text
Based on the comic novels of Richard Gordon (1921-), this adaptation for the stage presents the antics taking place in a private health clinic dedicated to the revival of flagging libido, and includes all the familiar characters from Richards's novels, including Sir Lancelot Spratt, Doctors Simon Sparrow and Tony Grimsdyke, the formidable Matron and the curvaceous nurse Jill Daines. The text was published by Samuel French. [2]), and it was first produced by Kevin Wood Productions in 1989.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted for the stage by Ted Willis (1914-1992)[3]. (this could not be confirmed).
Performance history in South Africa
1979: Presented at the Academy Theatre in December 1979, directed by Rex Garner, starring visiting British actor Geoffrey Sumner and a local cast including Brenda Wood, Tina Witkowska and Olive King.
Sources
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Ted-Willis/dp/0573608113
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Willis,_Baron_Willis
NELM: [Collection: KING, Olive]: 2006. 1. 1. 7.
Tucker, 1997. 375.
The Rand Daily Mail, 16 November 1979.
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