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| − | ''Benefactors'' by English playwright and novelist Michael Frayn (1933-*). A play about the contrasting natures of those who help and those who are helped; those who create and those who destroy. First staged in London in 1984 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play before its Broadway premiere in 1985. | + | ''Benefactors'' written in 1984 by English playwright and novelist Michael Frayn (1933-*). A play, set in the 1960s, about the contrasting natures of those who help and those who are helped; those who create and those who destroy. First staged in London in 1984 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play before its Broadway premiere in 1985. |
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | First staged in South Africa in on 1 April 1985 by [[Pieter Toerien]], directed by [[Rex Garner]] and starring [[Richard Haines]], [[Robert Whitehead]], [[Fiona Ramsay]] and [[Vanessa Cooke]]. Designed by [[Andrew Botha]], lighting by [[Jannie Swanepoel]], costumes by Noreen Sterling. [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Concert Hall]] May 1985. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefactors_(play) | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 B|B]] in Plays | + | ''Benefactors'' programme, 1985. |
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| + | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Revision as of 14:56, 24 April 2014
Benefactors written in 1984 by English playwright and novelist Michael Frayn (1933-*). A play, set in the 1960s, about the contrasting natures of those who help and those who are helped; those who create and those who destroy. First staged in London in 1984 winning the Olivier Award for Best New Play before its Broadway premiere in 1985.
Performance history in South Africa
First staged in South Africa in on 1 April 1985 by Pieter Toerien, directed by Rex Garner and starring Richard Haines, Robert Whitehead, Fiona Ramsay and Vanessa Cooke. Designed by Andrew Botha, lighting by Jannie Swanepoel, costumes by Noreen Sterling. Baxter Concert Hall May 1985.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benefactors_(play)
Benefactors programme, 1985.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to B in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
