Summer Holiday
Summer Holiday is a musical by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan.
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The original text
Originally a film about a holiday in Europe with a London bus, written by Peter Myers and Ronald Cass and filmed with Cliff Richard and the Shadows.
Translations and adaptations
Made famous as a film featuring Cliff Richard and the Shadows in 1963, the musical was adapted for the stage by Michael Gyngell and Mark Haddigan.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by In-Concert Theatre executive producer Bernard Jay in 1998, directed by Philip Godawa, featuring Steve Hofmeyr as Don, with Tobie Cronjé, Julie Hartley, Denise Stock and Paul Buckby as Mike. Lighting by Denis Hutchinson, musical director Janine Neethling. Bryan Hill assisted as director and re-staged Quinny Sacks's original choreography.
Sources
Wikipedia [1]
Summer Holiday theatre programme, 1998.
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