The Way of the World
The Way of the World a comedy in two acts by William Congreve (1670-1729)[1]
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Considered one of the best Restoration comedies, the play revolves around the two lovers Mirabell and Millamant and the latter's dowry.
The play had its premiere in March 1700 in Lincoln's Inn Fields in London. It is widely regarded as and is still occasionally performed.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1970: Presented by CAPAB, directed by Leslie French, with Bernard Brown, Joyce Bradley, Jennifer Craig and Lyn Hooker in the cast, 1970. Source: photograph by Brian Astbury for CAPAB.
1978: Presented by University Theatre Stellenbosch, produced by Pat Harvey in the H.B. Thom Theatre, September 1978. Nicholas Fine, Conrad Heyns, David Muller, Cathy Beard, Rachelle Greeff and others
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Way_of_the_World
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Congreve
UTS theatre pamphlet
CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971.
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