Cyrano de Bergerac

Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), by Edmond Rostand.

Performed in the Reps Theatre, May 1952, directed by Taubie Kushlick, starring Johann Nell in the title role, Lesley Brook, Olive Kavann, Simon Swindell, Robert del Kyrke, Sheila Lawrence, Gillian Whyte, Nicholas Brady, David Ritch, Sheelagh Ross, Ronald Arden. (Source: Helikon, 1(5):16, including photographs of the actors).

An Afrikaans production directed by Robert Mohr for CAPAB in the Alhambra Theatre, September 1969. Stage director, Mavis Lilenstein starring Percy Sieff. There were 14 performances, six of those in the H.B. Thom Theatre and it turned out to be a financial disaster. (Source: Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 67-68)

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