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| − | ''Come Back, Little Sheba'' by William Inge. Written and produced in the USA in 1950. Produced by [[NTO]] in 1957, directed by [[Margaret Inglis]]. The cast included [[Frank Wise]], [[Joyce Grant]], [[Elspeth Bryce]], [[Robert Cheetham]], [[Pat Trevor]], [[Dolly Robyn]], [[Keith Anderson]], [[David Smith]]. | + | ''Come Back, Little Sheba'' by William Inge. Written and produced in the USA in 1950. A poignant play set in the twenties about the wife of a rehabilitated alcoholic whose lost dog Sheba symbolises everything she has lost in life. Produced by [[NTO]] in 1957, directed by [[Margaret Inglis]]. The cast included [[Frank Wise]], [[Joyce Grant]], [[Elspeth Bryce]], [[Robert Cheetham]], [[Pat Trevor]], [[Dolly Robyn]], [[Keith Anderson]], [[David Smith]]. |
| − | Produced | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba''. Produced by [[CAPAB]] in 1981, directed by [[Philip Grout]]. Decor and costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting by [[Leon Benzakein]]. The cast were [[Babs Laker]] as Lola, [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Marko van der Colff]] and [[Brümilda ven Rensburg]]. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
''Lantern'', 7(1), 1957. | ''Lantern'', 7(1), 1957. | ||
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| + | Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet. | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 9 January 2014
Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge. Written and produced in the USA in 1950. A poignant play set in the twenties about the wife of a rehabilitated alcoholic whose lost dog Sheba symbolises everything she has lost in life. Produced by NTO in 1957, directed by Margaret Inglis. The cast included Frank Wise, Joyce Grant, Elspeth Bryce, Robert Cheetham, Pat Trevor, Dolly Robyn, Keith Anderson, David Smith.
Translated into Afrikaans by Bartho Smit as Kom terug, Klein Sheba. Produced by CAPAB in 1981, directed by Philip Grout. Decor and costumes by Dicky Longhurst, lighting by Leon Benzakein. The cast were Babs Laker as Lola, Johan Malherbe, Marko van der Colff and Brümilda ven Rensburg.
Sources
Lantern, 7(1), 1957.
Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet.
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