Sweet Bird of Youth
Sweet Bird of Youth (1959), by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983). Sweet Bird of Youth tells the story of a gigolo and drifter, Chance Wayne, who returns to his home town as the companion of a faded movie star, Alexandra Del Lago (travelling incognito as Princess Kosmonopolis), whom he hopes to use to help him break into the movies. The main reason for his homecoming is to get back what he had in his youth: primarily, his old girlfriend, whose father had run him out of town years before.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by CAPAB, 25 October 1978. Directed by Henry Goodman starring Vivienne Drummond and Ronald France.
A slightly abbreviated version of the play was presented at the Little Theatre in 1985. Directed by Mavis Taylor, designed by John Caviggia, lighting by Pip Marshall, starring Fiona Ramsay and Sean Taylor.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_Bird_of_Youth
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 452.
Theatre programme, 1985.
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