Ring Round the Moon

Ring Round the Moon (1950), Christopher Fry's translation of L’invitation au château by Jean Anouilh. Published by Methuen, 1965.

Performance history in South Africa

1953: Presented by the Brian Brooke Company starring John Trevor and Zoe Randall directed by Brian Brooke at the Alhambra Theatre, Durban, subsequently at the [[hofmeyr theatre in Cape Town.

Ring Round the Moon (Anouilh tr by Christopher Fry) starring John Trevor and Zoe Randall Alhambra Th Durban for African Theatres later Hofmeyr CT

1964: Presented by PACT at the Alexander Theatre, the National Theatre in Pretoria, the Little Theatre, Springs and the City Hall in Germiston in 1964. The play was directed by Ricky Arden, starring Arthur Hall, Vaughan Scott, Fiona Fraser, John Hayter, Bess Finney, Siegfried Mynhardt and others.

1964: Presented by CAPAB, 1964 at the Hofmeyr Theatre starring Judith Gibson, Michael Newell, *.

1967: Directed by Richard Daneel for PACOFS in 1967, featuring Lynette Marais and Rina la Grange. Another production by PACOFS in 1976 was directed by Rosalie van der Gucht, starring Francesca Bantock and Helen Bourne. Mavis Lilenstein was the stage manager.

1976: Presented by PACOFS, directed by Rosalie van der Gucht.

Brooke 1978. 213, 217.

PACT report 1963/64.

Brooke 1978, p213.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971

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