Shrivings
Shrivings is a play by Peter Shaffer(1926-2016)[1].
Contents
The original text
written in 1970
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1976: First performed in South Africa by CAPAB, directed by Roy Sergeant opening on 23 January 1976. Michael Atkinson and Percy Sieff were in the cast.
1982: Presented by PACT Drama at the State Theatre Pretoria and the Alexander Theatre Johannesburg in 1982. Directed by Roy Sargeant, designed by Ken Robinson, lighting by Paul Pamboukian. The cast: John Hussey (Sir Gideon Petrie), Louise Saint Claire (Lois Neal), Joe Stewardson (Mark Askelon), Andrew Buckland (David Askelon).
1983: Helen Mann and Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival production at the Port Elizabeth Opera House from June 20 -25, 1983, starring Angus McBride, John McDermott, Lorraine Young, and Trevor Hicks.
Sources
Shrivings theatre programme 1982.
Africa-Wide Database
Shrivings Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival theatre programme, 1983.
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