Laughing Dandino
Laughing Dandino is an stage adaptation of The Story of the Laughing Dandino, a children's story,by Ursula Moray Williams (1911-2006)
Contents
The original text
The novel was published in 1948.
A complete draft typescript of a play adaptation of The Story of Laughing Dandino by the author is held in the Ursula Moray Williams Collection at Seven Stories, the Centre for Children's Books (Reference Number(s) GB 1840 UMW/01/01/11/03, possibly created c 1948)[1].
Translations and adaptations
Laughing Dandino, another adaptation for the stage, was made by Jill Fletcher in 1975.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed as Laughing Dandino in December 1975 by the Bergvliet Dramatic Society, directed by Jill Fletcher, with Ron Fenton ("Burgomaster"), **.
Sources
Correspondence with Frazer Fenton
http://archiveshub.ac.uk/data/gb1840-umw/umw/01/01/11
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