The Light of Heart
The Light of Heart is a play by Emlyn Williams (1905 -1987)[]
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The original text
A study of a drunken actor, the play was first produced (directed by Williams) at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End between 21 February and 8 June 1940 and at the Globe Theatre, London, in 1941 and later ran for 55 performances at the Guild Theatre on Broadway.
The text was published by Heinemann, 1940.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1943: The South African premiere directed for the Johannesburg REPS by Taubie Kushlick, with Frank Douglass.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Light_of_Heart
Trek 7(18):16 1943.
World Drama, by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
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