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''Don’t Drink the Water'' by Woody Allen. Opened on November 17, 1966 and ran for 598 performances on Broadway. Made into a film in 1969. First production in South Africa in 1977 at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town), directed and lit by [[Brian Astbury]], with [[Len Sparrow-Hawk]], [[Charles Comyn]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Joe Gibbon]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[John Nankin]], [[Carol Nicholls]], [[Chayela Rosenthal]], [[Robin Smith]] and [[Stan Wrigley]]. Set design by [[John Nankin]], sound by [[Joe Gibbon]] and stage management by [[Kenneth Mdana]]. The audience loved it and as a result the play ran for ten weeks. This production also played at the [[Market Theatre]]. Done by [[NAPAC]] in 1980 with [[Vera Blacker]], [[Stuart Brown]] and [[Philip Godowa]].  
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''Don’t Drink the Water'' is a play by American actor, comedian, filmmaker and playwright Woody Allen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woody_Allen] (born 1935).  
  
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== The original text ==
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Opened on November 17, 1966 and ran for 598 performances on Broadway.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Made into a film in 1969.
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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First production in South Africa in 1977 at [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town), directed and lit by [[Brian Astbury]], with [[Len Sparrow-Hawk]], [[Charles Comyn]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[Joe Gibbon]], [[Merle Lifson]], [[John Nankin]], [[Carol Nicholls]], [[Chayela Rosenthal]], [[Robin Smith]] and [[Stan Wrigley]]. Set design by [[John Nankin]], sound by [[Joe Gibbon]] and stage management by [[Kenneth Mdana]]. The audience loved it and as a result the play ran for ten weeks. This production also played at the [[Market Theatre]]. Done by [[NAPAC]] in 1980 with [[Vera Blacker]], [[Stuart Brown]] and [[Phillip Godowa]].
  
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== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
  
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Revision as of 08:12, 4 January 2016

Don’t Drink the Water is a play by American actor, comedian, filmmaker and playwright Woody Allen [1] (born 1935).

The original text

Opened on November 17, 1966 and ran for 598 performances on Broadway.

Translations and adaptations

Made into a film in 1969.

Performance history in South Africa

First production in South Africa in 1977 at The Space (Cape Town), directed and lit by Brian Astbury, with Len Sparrow-Hawk, Charles Comyn, Bill Curry, Chris Galloway, Joe Gibbon, Merle Lifson, John Nankin, Carol Nicholls, Chayela Rosenthal, Robin Smith and Stan Wrigley. Set design by John Nankin, sound by Joe Gibbon and stage management by Kenneth Mdana. The audience loved it and as a result the play ran for ten weeks. This production also played at the Market Theatre. Done by NAPAC in 1980 with Vera Blacker, Stuart Brown and Phillip Godowa.

Sources

Astbury 1979.

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page