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''Habeas Corpus'' is a comedy stage play by the English author Alan Bennett. It was first performed at the Lyric Theatre in London on 10 May 1973, with Alec Guinness and Margaret Courtenay in the lead roles. ''Habeas corpus'' is also a legal term. It is Latin and translates as "you shall have the body". (Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_(play)).
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''Habeas Corpus'' is a comedy stage play by the English author Alan Bennett. It was first performed at the Lyric Theatre in London on 10 May 1973, with Alec Guinness and Margaret Courtenay in the lead roles. ''Habeas corpus'' is also a legal term. It is Latin and translates as "you shall have the body".  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Staged by [[Pieter Toerien]] and directed by [[Kim Grant]] (British director) at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1974 starring the British actor [[Nigel Patrick]].
  
Staged by [[Pieter Toerien]] and directed by [[Kim Grant]] (British director) at the [[Civic Theatre]] in 1974 starring the British actor [[Nigel Patrick]].
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Produced by S.O.E. in 1983, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], directed by [[Yvonne Copley]]. The cast: [[Brian de Kock]], [[Kate Ludford]], [[Ruth Allsopp]], [[Bob Gislon]], [[Sue Cunningham]], [[Norman Sargeant]], [[Val Jones]], [[Hugh Philip]], [[Janet Gilson]], [[Nigel Sweet]], [[Ken Wicksteed]].
  
Produced by S.O.E. in 1983, performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]], directed by [[Yvonne Copley]]. The cast: [[Brian de Kock]], [[Kate Ludford]], [[Ruth Allsopp]], [[Bob Gislon]], [[Sue Cunningham]], [[Norman Sargeant]], [[Val Jones]], [[Hugh Philip]], [[Janet Gilson]], [[Nigel Sweet]], [[Ken Wicksteed]]. (Source: Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987'').
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
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== Sources ==
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_(play)
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_(play)
  
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Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''
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Revision as of 19:08, 29 April 2014

Habeas Corpus is a comedy stage play by the English author Alan Bennett. It was first performed at the Lyric Theatre in London on 10 May 1973, with Alec Guinness and Margaret Courtenay in the lead roles. Habeas corpus is also a legal term. It is Latin and translates as "you shall have the body".

Performance history in South Africa

Staged by Pieter Toerien and directed by Kim Grant (British director) at the Civic Theatre in 1974 starring the British actor Nigel Patrick.

Produced by S.O.E. in 1983, performed in the Baxter Studio, directed by Yvonne Copley. The cast: Brian de Kock, Kate Ludford, Ruth Allsopp, Bob Gislon, Sue Cunningham, Norman Sargeant, Val Jones, Hugh Philip, Janet Gilson, Nigel Sweet, Ken Wicksteed.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habeas_Corpus_(play)

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987


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