The Glass Menagerie

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The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams (1911-1983). Written in 1944. A play about *** .

Performance history in South Africa

First produced in South Africa at the Little Theatre in 1949 by Leonard Schach, featuring Rosalie van der Gucht, Jobie Stewart, Rosemary Kirkcaldy and Colin Romoff. Six months later Schach produced the same play under the NTO banner, using Nita Economides, Anna Romain Hoffman, **, **, and **. Many great productions over the years, e.g at The Space (Cape Town) (197*, directed by Bill Tanner, with i.a. Yvonne Bryceland, Wilson Dunster, Bill Flynn), ***. Presented by the Baxter Theatre in 1989, starring Brenda Wood, Stephen Jennings, Michelle Scott and Geoffrey Hyland. Directed by Fred Abrahamse, design by Brian Collins.

Translations and adaptations

Hugely popular with student companies, it has also been translated into Afrikaans as Speelgoed van Glas by W.K. Grobler and was produced by PACT?* in 19** with **. PACOFS 1984, directed by Schalk Jacobsz with Joey de Koker and Christo Potgieter.

Sources

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

Baxter Theatre pamphlet, October-November 1989.


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