A Worm's Eye View
A Worm's Eye View is a comedy in three acts by R.F. Delderfield (1912-1972)[1].
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The original text
Written in 1945, and published by Samuel French (1948)
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as a film in 1951, directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ronald Shiner as "Sam Porter" and Diana Dors as "Thelma".
Performance history in South Africa
1951: First produced in South Africa by Brian Brooke, opening April 1951 in the Hofmeyr Theatre in Cape Town, enjoying a run at His Majesty's Theatre, Johanneburg, later that year. John Roberts directed, Brian Brooke played Porter, also starring Diane Bester.
1951: The play toured Rhodesia during September to November
Sources
Brian Brooke 1978. My Own Personal Star: An Autobiography. Johannesburg: The Limelight Press. 201-5, 207.
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