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''Cock-Ups'' by British playwright Simon Moss. First produced in London, 1983. Produced by [[Chris Weare]], opening on 31 July 1985 in the [[Arena Theatre]], Cape Town.
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''Cock-Ups'', a black comedy by British playwright [[Simon Moss]]. Real-life characters Joe Orton (author of ''[[What the Butler Saw]]'', ''[[Loot]]'', etc) and Kenneth Halliwell were friends who lived together and shared everything except success. But on August 9, 1967, murder made them equal again.
  
(Source:  [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. 116)
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== The original text ==
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First produced in London, 1983. Published by Faber and Faber (1984).
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Directed by [[Christopher Weare|Chris Weare]] for [[CAPAB]], opening on 31 July 1985 in the [[Arena Theatre]], Cape Town. The cast: [[David Alcock]], [[David Butler]], [[David Dennis]], [[Marthinus Basson]], [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[Romano Gorlei]], [[Terry Greyvenstein]], [[Russell Copley]]. Design by [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting by [[Nicholas Tilney]].
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== Sources ==
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''Cock-Ups'' theatre programme, 1985.
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 11 May 2015

Cock-Ups, a black comedy by British playwright Simon Moss. Real-life characters Joe Orton (author of What the Butler Saw, Loot, etc) and Kenneth Halliwell were friends who lived together and shared everything except success. But on August 9, 1967, murder made them equal again.

The original text

First produced in London, 1983. Published by Faber and Faber (1984).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Directed by Chris Weare for CAPAB, opening on 31 July 1985 in the Arena Theatre, Cape Town. The cast: David Alcock, David Butler, David Dennis, Marthinus Basson, Johan Esterhuizen, Romano Gorlei, Terry Greyvenstein, Russell Copley. Design by Jenny Gillis, lighting by Nicholas Tilney.


Sources

Cock-Ups theatre programme, 1985.


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