Ring Round the Moon
Ring Round the Moon (1950), Christopher Fry's translation of L’invitation au château by Jean Anouilh. Published by Methuen, 1965.
Performance history in South Africa
1964: Presented by PACT at the Alexander Theatre, the National Theatre in Pretoria, the Little Theatre, Springs and the City Hall in Germiston in 1964. The play was directed by Ricky Arden, starring Arthur Hall, Vaughan Scott, Fiona Fraser, John Hayter, Bess Finney, Siegfried Mynhardt and others.
1964: Presented by CAPAB, 1964 at the Hofmeyr Theatre starring Judith Gibson, Michael Newell, *.
1967: Directed by Richard Daneel for PACOFS in 1967, featuring Lynette Marais and Rina la Grange. Another production by PACOFS in 1976 was directed by Rosalie van der Gucht, starring Francesca Bantock and Helen Bourne. Mavis Lilenstein was the stage manager.
1976: Presented by PACOFS, directed by Rosalie van der Gucht.
Presented by the Brian Brooke Company starring John Trevor.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
PACT report 1963/64.
Brooke 1978, p213.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971
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