The Prisoner
The Prisoner is a 1954 play by Irish-British playwright Bridget Boland (1913-1988) [1].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1961: Staged in English by the NTO in the Alexander Theatre in Johannesburg, the National Theatre in Pretoria and in the Civic Theatre in Bellville. The production was directed by Victor Melleney, with André Huguenet (The Prisoner), Arthur Hall (The Interrogator), Joe Stewardson (The Cell Warder), Danie Marais (A Secretary), Frank Wise (A Doctor), Michael Coulson (A Barber), James Christie (Warder) and Joan Lovelace (An Old Woman). Decor by Frank Graves and costumes by Doreen Graves. It was to be André Huguenet's triumphant last lead role, playing the Prisoner. He committed suicide shortly after the run had ended. The next year the NTO was closed down and replaced by the four Performing Arts Councils.
Sources
NTO theatre programme, 1961.
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