The Emperor
The Emperor, an adaptation by Eric Bentley of Luigi Pirandello's Henry IV.
Performance history in South Africa
1969: Produced by NAPAC, opening 24 February 1969 in St John's Theatre, Durban. Directed by Frank Shelley, decor by Bill Smuts, costumes by Lucille Cross. With Michael Atkinson, Joan Gibson, Frank Shelley, Phillip Boucher, Don McCorkindale and others.
1970: Directed by Frank Shelley for PACOFS in 1970, starring Michael Atkinson, Paddy Canavan, Ralph Lawson Johan Malherbe, Roger Dwyer, John Ramsbottom, Will Bernard, Hudson Earp, Frank Shelley, Pieter Geldenhuys and Judy Murton. Settings by Bill Smuts and costumes by Lucille Cross.
1970: Presented by CAPAB in association with PACOFS and NAPAC in Port Elizabeth and Cape Town, 1970 with Roger Dwyer, Michael Atkinson, Will Bernard, John Ramsbottom and Johan Malherbe.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988; PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.
Teater SA, April 1969
Photograph - NELM Manuscripts - [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 50
CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971.
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