The Prince and the Sphinx
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The Prince and the Sphinx is a musical by David Nissen
The original text
A musical, based on an old Egyptian legend, written by David Nissen for Captour, as part of the Cape Town Festival, South Africa.
South African performances
1987: Performed nightly on the steps of the Old Town House, Greenmarket Square, from 28 March to 6 April, as part of the Cape Town Festival. Directed by David Nissen, with David Nissen (Prince Menkhepure), Victoria Bawcombe (Tamery), Adrian Bekker (Pharaoh and the Prince's older brother), David Dennis (High Priest )and John Caviggia (The Narrator). Musicians included Murray Anderson, Gary Munroe and Lloyd Martin.
Sources
A video filmed was taken of the production over four nights by Wendy Bekker and edited by Adrian Bekker. This is available on Youtube[1].
