The Old Ladies
The Old Ladies is a play written in 1935 by the English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter Rodney Ackland (1908-1991) [1], adapted from the 1924 novel by the same name by Hugh Walpole.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
An Afrikaans adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play was translated by J.F. Marais, entitled Vrees.
Performance history in South Africa
1953: Johannesburg Repertory Society.
1971: The Langford-Inglis and Hymie Udwin production of The Old Ladies, starring Inglis, Zoe Randall and Bess Finney was staged at the Alexander Theatre.
Sources
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