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| − | ''[[Canterbury Tales]]'' is a British musical, with the music written by Richard Hill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29] and John Hawkins, and the lyrics by Nevill Coghill [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | It was originally presented at the Oxford Playhouse in 1964, conceived and directed by Martin Starkie [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Starkie] and written by Nevill Coghill and Martin Starkie. It was expanded into a full length musical and presented at the Phoenix Theatre, London on 21 March 1968 and ran for 2,080 performances. (''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29])
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| − | The musical took five tales from Geoffrey Chaucer's ''[[The Canterbury Tales]]'' and told them with song and humour. These were: ''The Miller's Tale''; ''The Nun's Priest's Tale''; ''The Steward's Tale''; ''The Merchant's Tale''; and ''The Wife of Bath's Tale''. In addition, Chaucer's ''Prologue'' and ''Epilogue'' were spoken.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1970: Staged by the [[JODS]] in the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]], directed by [[Daniel Thorndike]], with [[Phillip Boucher]] (Host), [[Rigby Foster]] (Knight), [[Ian Hamilton]] (Squire), [[Joey van Rooyen]] (Prioress), [[Sheila Ferguson]] (Nun), [[Hugh Rouse]] (Priest), [[David Chrichton]] (Cook), [[Ian Kemm]] (Friar), [[Marjorie Gordon]] (Wife of Bath), [[Kerry Jordan]] (Miller), [[George Korelin]] (Steward), [[Billy Boyle]] (Clerk of Oxford), [[Gabriel Bayman]] (Merchant), [[Louis Ife]] (Chaucer) and others. Musical direction by [[Thomas Erskine]] and choreography by [[Geoffrey Sutherland]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canterbury_Tales_%28musical%29
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hill_%28musician%29
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| − | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevill_Coghill
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| − | [[JODS]] theatre programme, 1970.
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