The Relapse
The Relapse, or Virtue in Danger, a comedy by Sir John Vanbrugh (1664-1726).
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The original text
First performed in Drury Lane, London in 1696.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Opened at the Nico Malan Theatre on 10 March 1979, presented by CAPAB Drama. Directed by Roy Sargeant, starring Michael Atkinson, Paul Slabolepszy, Roger Dwyer, Peter Cartwright, Ronald France, Neville Thomas, Simon Swindell, Jonathan Rands, Brian Kennedy, Murray Leppan, Mary Dreyer, Diane Wilson, Clare Stopford, Joyce Bradley, Theresa Iglich. Set and costume designer Raimond Schoop, lighting designer John T. Baker. Music composed by Michael Tuffin. Choreography and period movement by Gary Gordon.
Press clippings relating to the Rhodes University Drama Department production directed by Roy Sargeant in September 1974, with Raymond Davies, Andrew Buckland, James Whyle, Scott Hawker, Alice Krige and Jon Maytham in the cast. (NELM [Collection: DICKERSON, Beth]: 2009. 118. 6. 36)
Sources
The Relapse theatre programme (CAPAB), 1979.
AfricaWide Database.
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