The Public Eye

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The Public Eye (1962), part of a double bill, The Private Ear/The Public Eye, two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright Peter Shaffer. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.

Performance history in South Africa

1964: Staged by NAPAC in the Lyric Theatre in Durban, directed by Taubie Kushlick, with Clive Parnell (Julian), Gordon Mulholland (Charles) and Diane Wilson (Belinda).

1984: Presented and directed by Mark Wierbicki on the National Arts Festival Fringe. The cast: Jurgen Hellberg, Greg Melvill-Smith, Susan Danford.

198*: Directed by Murray McGibbon for NAPAC.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer

National Arts Festival programme, 1984.

AfricaWide database.

NAPAC theatre programme, 1964.

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