Night Must Fall
Night Must Fall by Emlyn Williams. A psychological thriller about a psychopathic bell boy and his relationship with a young woman and her mother. An amazing success in London when performed by Emlyn Williams himself. **
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by African Theatres, produced by Leontine Sagan, starring herself , André Huguenet and Johann Nell in 1940.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as ** by Willem Kemp and performed by the André Huguenet Company in 19** Huguenet’s choice of this psychological thriller was because of this work’s amazing success in London written and performed by Emlyn Williams. The audience undergoes the psychological unraveling of the private life of a bell boy who becomes good friends with a young lady who’s mother becomes the next victim to this psychopathic bell boy.
Sources
Performing Arts, HSRC, 1972.
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