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A play by Donald Howarth (1931-).  
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by [[Donald Howarth]] (1931-).  
  
Subsidised group of actors perform Ibsen to dwindling audiences whilst themselves reliving the bourgeois romantic situations of ''[[The Seagull]]'' and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]''.
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A play about a subsidised group of actors who perform Ibsen to dwindling audiences, whilst themselves reliving the bourgeois romantic situations of ''[[The Seagull]]'' and ''[[The Cherry Orchard]]''.
  
Had its world premiére at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], 1978/9, followed by a season at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  
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The play had been commissioned by the [[Market Theatre]] and had its world premiére at the [[Grahamstown Festival]], 1979, directed by  [[Donald Howarth]], followed by a season at the [[Market Theatre]] in Johannesburg.  
 
 
 
  
 
Correspondence, 21 February to 15 December 1978, between Donald Howarth and [[Mannie Manim]], [[NELM]] - MANUSCRIPTS, [Collection: MANIM, Mannie]: 2010. 38. 9. 2. 50. 5.
 
Correspondence, 21 February to 15 December 1978, between Donald Howarth and [[Mannie Manim]], [[NELM]] - MANUSCRIPTS, [Collection: MANIM, Mannie]: 2010. 38. 9. 2. 50. 5.

Revision as of 10:35, 27 November 2013

by Donald Howarth (1931-).

A play about a subsidised group of actors who perform Ibsen to dwindling audiences, whilst themselves reliving the bourgeois romantic situations of The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard.

The play had been commissioned by the Market Theatre and had its world premiére at the Grahamstown Festival, 1979, directed by Donald Howarth, followed by a season at the Market Theatre in Johannesburg.

Correspondence, 21 February to 15 December 1978, between Donald Howarth and Mannie Manim, NELM - MANUSCRIPTS, [Collection: MANIM, Mannie]: 2010. 38. 9. 2. 50. 5.

Tucker, 1997, p. 369.

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