Rose
Rose is a comedy by Welsh writer Andrew Davies [1] (born 1936). A play about a teacher who rises above her circumstances. Casting: Male 3, Female 5.
First produced in London at the Duke of York's Theatre by Colin Brough for The Lupton Theatre Company Ltd on 28 February 1980 starring Glenda Jackson and directed by Alan Dossor. originally produced in the previous year at the Belvrade Theatre, Coventry.
Contents
The original text
Published by Samuel French, 1980.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1980: Performed in the Baxter Theatre during 1980, directed by British director Harvey Ashby. The cast: Sandra Duncan, Maggie Holland, Paddy Canavan, Iain Winter, Christine le Brocq, visiting British actress Tammy Ustinov, Paul Bosman, Alan Granville.
1981: Presented by The Little Abbey and The Durban Theatre Foundations, directed by Dennis Schauffer, November.
Sources
Doollee: the Playwrgihts Database [2].
Rose theatre programme, 1980.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 27. 57.
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