Women Behind Bars

Women Behind Bars by American playwright, lyricist, television writer and theatre director Tom Eyen (1940-1991), a campy-disturbing send-up of women's prison exploitation movies. The original production at the off-Broadway Astor Place Theatre opened on May 1, 1975 with a cast headed by Pat Ast, Helen Hanft, Mary-Jennifer Mitchell and Sharon Barr.

Performance history in South Africa

Directed by Chris Weare for CAPAB in July 1984 starring Marthinus Basson, Victoria Bawcombe, Lynita Crofford, Libby Daniels, Margaretha Fischer, Terry Greyvenstein, Rayne Hindle.

Performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre, 12-15 May 1993.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_Behind_Bars

Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet

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