A Touch of Spring
A Touch of Spring is a comedy by American playwright and screenwriter Samuel Taylor [1] (1912-2000).
Contents
The original text
A full length play dealing with love and red tape and the magical atmosphere of Rome in the spring.
Published by Dramatists Play Service, ISBN: 9780822211617.
Translations and adaptations
Presented as Avanti! at the Booth Theatre, New York (Jan 31, 1968 - Feb 17, 1968), and later filmed under that name.
Performance history in South Africa
1972: Presented by Pieter Toerien, directed by Philip Grout, at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre and at the Nico Malan Theatre in Cape Town. Directed by Philip Grout and starring Leonard Whiting.
1988: Performed in Cape Town, Rick Rogers appeared as a supporting actor.
Sources
Theatre programme held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 63.
https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-production/avanti-3119
http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/6597/touch-of-spring-a-or-avanti-samuel-taylor.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068240/
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