The Boy Comes Home

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The Boy Comes Home is a short comedy by A.A. Milne (1882-1956)[]

Also referred to as Uncle James's Dream or The Boy Comes Home or Uncle James's Dream

The original text

First produced by Mr. Owen Nares at the Victoria Palace Theatre, London, on September 9,1918.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1963: Performed as part of a Konsertprogram ("concert programme") by the Hoërskool Grens in East London, South Africa, directed by Miss E.M. Barrable, with D. Burger (as "Philip"), E. Eksteen, A. Joubert, A. Niemack and R.C. Williams (as "Uncle James").

Sources

https://musicaltheatreresourcecenter.org/wp-content/uploads/PublicDomain/TheBoyComesHome.pdf

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