The Marriage ... will not take place

The Marriage ... will not take place is a one-act play by Alfred Sutro (1863-1933)

The original text

First produced at the Coliseum, London on August 13, 1917.

Published in London, by Samuel French, Ltd. (London and New York) in 1917.

Translations and adaptations

Adapted for radio and broadcast by the newly established African Broadcasting Company in 1928, performed by the ABC Drama Company as its first production. This sparked off a tremendous interest in radio drama as a medium in South Africa.

Sources

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