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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Presented by [[CAPAB]] in 1978.  
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Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama in 1978 directed by [[Roger Dwyer]] starring [[Merle Lifson]] (Annabel), [[Johan Esterhuizen]] (Basil), [[Simon Swindell]] (Archie), [[Clare Stopford]] (Norah). Set design [[Martin crous]]. Stage manager [[Skip Wright]]. The play opened in Hermanus on 23 November 1978 and toured to various Eastern Cape venues until it was staged in Port Elizabeth 7-9 Decxember 1978 and at the [[Little Theatre]] Cape town 12-23 December 1978.  
  
 
Presented by the [[Natal Theatre Workshop Company|Durban Theatre Workshop Company]], directed by [[Malcolm Woolfson]] in November 1979.
 
Presented by the [[Natal Theatre Workshop Company|Durban Theatre Workshop Company]], directed by [[Malcolm Woolfson]] in November 1979.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
''Along Came a Spider'' theatre programme, 1980.
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''Along Came a Spider'' theatre programmes 1978, 1980.
  
 
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Revision as of 18:06, 22 October 2014

Along Came a Spider, a thriller by Geraldine Aron.

A play by the same name by Mary Hick was entered for the National Playwriting Competition. Playscript held by NELM[Collection: NATIONAL PLAYWRITING COMPETITION]: 1999. 38. 29

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Performance history in South Africa

Presented by CAPAB Drama in 1978 directed by Roger Dwyer starring Merle Lifson (Annabel), Johan Esterhuizen (Basil), Simon Swindell (Archie), Clare Stopford (Norah). Set design Martin crous. Stage manager Skip Wright. The play opened in Hermanus on 23 November 1978 and toured to various Eastern Cape venues until it was staged in Port Elizabeth 7-9 Decxember 1978 and at the Little Theatre Cape town 12-23 December 1978.

Presented by the Durban Theatre Workshop Company, directed by Malcolm Woolfson in November 1979.

Directed by Sandra Kotzé for PACOFS, opening 10 May 1980 at the Observatory Theatre, with Antoinette Kellermann (Norah), Mitzi Booysen {Annabel), George Barnes (Arche), and Anton Welman (Basil). Decor by Cyril Londt, costumes by Sandra Kotzé, stage manager and lighting and sound Jacques Mulder.


Sources

Along Came a Spider theatre programmes 1978, 1980.

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