A Handful of Keys
A Handful of Keys is a two-man piano show created by Ian von Memerty and Bryan Schimmel, with special material written by Malcolm Terrey.
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The original text
A hilarious and hugely successful two-man piano show. The production ran for more than 1 500 performances and was seen by over 500 000 audience members, becoming one of the longest-running and most commercially successful theatre shows in South Africa.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1994: First produced by Mark West, directed by Alan Swerdlow and featuring Ian von Memerty and Bryan Schimmel. For the next 3 years the piece played over 300 performances to over 100 000 people. Setting and lighting by Denis Hutchinson.
2005: Revived with Roelof Colyn and Jeremy Quickfall, directed by Ian von Memerty.
Awards, etc.
Winner of a Vita Award (National) (musical theatre production of the year), 1995.
Sources
A Handful of Keys theatre programme.
Amazwi Literary Awards database.
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