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| − | ''Comedians'' by Trevor Griffiths | + | ''Comedians'' is a play by Trevor Griffiths, a black comedy set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians. It was first performed at the Nottingham Playhouse on 20 February 1975, in a production directed by Richard Eyre. |
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | First performed in South Africa by [[The Company]] in 1976, directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. This performance gave [[The Company]] its first serious brush with the censors and it was recommended that the play be banned. Despite attempts the banning was reversed and the production could finish its run at the [[Market Theatre]]. In the cast were [[Bill Brewer]], [[Ian Hamilton]], [[Michael Heard]], [[Anthony James]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Robert Whitehead]]. | ||
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | + | == Sources == | |
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedians_(play) | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays | + | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 127. |
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 23 June 2014
Comedians is a play by Trevor Griffiths, a black comedy set in a Manchester evening class for aspiring working-class comedians. It was first performed at the Nottingham Playhouse on 20 February 1975, in a production directed by Richard Eyre.
Performance history in South Africa
First performed in South Africa by The Company in 1976, directed by Leonard Schach. This performance gave The Company its first serious brush with the censors and it was recommended that the play be banned. Despite attempts the banning was reversed and the production could finish its run at the Market Theatre. In the cast were Bill Brewer, Ian Hamilton, Michael Heard, Anthony James, Danny Keogh, Robert Whitehead.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedians_(play)
Inskip, 1977. p 127.
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