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''A Thousand Clowns'' by American  playwright Herb Gardner [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Gardner ] (1934-2003).  
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''[[A Thousand Clowns]]'' is a 1962 play by American  playwright Herb Gardner [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herb_Gardner ] (1934-2003).  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Presented by [[PEMADS]] as part of the celebration of their 25th anniversary, in the [[Little Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, directed by [[Colin Ward]] from 16 September - 3 October 1970.
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1970: Presented by [[PEMADS]] as part of the celebration of their 25th anniversary, in the [[Little Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, directed by [[Colin Ward]] from 16 September - 3 October 1970.
  
Presented by the [[Theatre Workshop Company]], directed by [[John Rogers]] in the [[City Centre Theatre]], Durban, in May 1977.
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1977: Presented by the [[Theatre Workshop Company]], directed by [[John Rogers]] in the [[City Centre Theatre]], Durban, in May 1977.
  
Directed and lit by [[Brian Astbury]] at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in December 1978, with [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Tony Hanson]], [[Peter Hirschson]], [[Dermod Judge]], [[Russel Kaplan]] and [[Percy Sieff]]. Design by [[Alan Pool]] and stage management by [[Faruk Hoosain]].  
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1978: Directed and lit by [[Brian Astbury]] at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) in December 1978, with [[Pippa Duffy]], [[Tony Hanson]], [[Peter Hirschson]], [[Dermod Judge]], [[Russel Kaplan]] and [[Percy Sieff]]. Design by [[Alan Pool]] and stage management by [[Faruk Hoosain]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
[[[NELM]] (PEMADS production): Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 57.
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Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Thousand_Clowns].
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[[NELM]] (PEMADS production): Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 57.
  
 
[[NELM]] (Durban production): [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 58.
 
[[NELM]] (Durban production): [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 58.
  
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
 
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 16:16, 27 February 2018

A Thousand Clowns is a 1962 play by American playwright Herb Gardner [1] (1934-2003).

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1970: Presented by PEMADS as part of the celebration of their 25th anniversary, in the Little Theatre, Port Elizabeth, directed by Colin Ward from 16 September - 3 October 1970.

1977: Presented by the Theatre Workshop Company, directed by John Rogers in the City Centre Theatre, Durban, in May 1977.

1978: Directed and lit by Brian Astbury at The Space (Cape Town) in December 1978, with Pippa Duffy, Tony Hanson, Peter Hirschson, Dermod Judge, Russel Kaplan and Percy Sieff. Design by Alan Pool and stage management by Faruk Hoosain.

Sources

Wikipedia [2].

NELM (PEMADS production): Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 57.

NELM (Durban production): [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 1. 58.

Astbury 1979.

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