Falstaff
Falstaff A combination of the Fallstaff scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, devised and written by Ian Ferguson.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Staged by PACT at the Alexander Theatre in 1976.
Presented by CAPAB Drama in July 1984 with performances at the 1984 National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, at the Guild Theatre in East London, the Opera House in Port Elizabeth, the H.B. Thom Theatre in Stellenbosch and on 1 August 1984 at the Nico Malan Theatre in Cape Town. The director was Ken Leach, decor, after the original design by Leach was by Peter Cazalet, costumes by Penny Simpson and lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. The cast: Ron Smerczak (Falstaff), Romano Gorlei, Mark Graham, Jakes Jacobs, David Clatworthy, David Dennis, David Alcock, Gary Carter, Russel Savadier, Roger Dwyer, André Roothman, Diane Wilson, Antoinette Kellermann, and Shirley Johnston.
Sources
Falstaff theatre programme, 1984.
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