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King John is a history play by William Shakespeare, written in the mid-1590s. See Wikipedia [1] for a brief synopsis.

Published in the First Folio [2] in 1623.

1870: Scenes from the play were performed in the Royal Lyceum Theatre, Cape Town, by the company of Benjamin Webster on 5 July, with as All that Glitters is not Gold (Morton and Morton). The performers Benjamin Webster, T. Brazier, Mrs Brazier, Mr Devere and James Leffler all appeared in the main play and probably the King John scenes as well.

1970: Staged in the Alexander Theatre by PACT Drama, directed by Francois Swart, featuring Ken Leach (King John), Shelagh Holliday (Queen Eleanor), Anthony James (Salisbury), Siegfried Mynhardt (Pembroke), Billy Matthews( Essex), Nigel Kane (Lord Bigot), John Whiteley (Chatillon), Darryn Coetzee (Robert Faulconbridge), Jonathon Berwick (Philip), Paddy Canavan (Lady Faulconbridge), John Llewellyn (James Gurney), Norman Coombes (Philip), Della Maraney (Arthur), Dale Cutts (Limoges), Maureen McAllister (Constance), Lance Lockhart (Lewis), George Jackson (Hubert), Joan Friedman (Blanche), John Hayter (Cardinal Pandulph), Adrian Egan (Prince Henry), Joey Wishnia (French Herald), Nicholas Ellenbogen (English Herald) and others. Designs by Aubrey Couling and music composed by Leo Quayle.

Wikipedia [3].

PACT Drama theatre programme, 1970.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
+: Scenes from the play were performed in the [[Royal Lyceum Theatre]], Cape Town, by the company of [[Benjamin Webster]] on 5 July, with as ''[[All that Glitters is not Gold]]'' (Morton and Morton).  The performers [[Benjamin Webster]], [[T. Brazier]], [[Mrs Brazier]], [[Mr Devere]] and [[James Leffler]] all appeared in the main play and probably the ''[[King John]]'' scenes as well.
 : Staged in the [[Alexander Theatre]] by [[PACT]] Drama, directed by [[Francois Swart]], featuring [[Ken Leach]] (King John), [[Shelagh Holliday]] (Queen Eleanor), [[Anthony James]] (Salisbury), [[Siegfried Mynhardt]] (Pembroke), [[Billy Matthews]]( Essex), [[Nigel Kane]] (Lord Bigot), [[John Whiteley]] (Chatillon), [[Darryn Coetzee]] (Robert Faulconbridge), [[Jonathon Berwick]] (Philip), [[Paddy Canavan]] (Lady Faulconbridge), [[John Llewellyn]] (James Gurney), [[Norman Coombes]] (Philip), [[Della Maraney]] (Arthur), [[Dale Cutts]] (Limoges), [[Maureen McAllister]] (Constance), [[Lance Lockhart]] (Lewis), [[George Jackson]] (Hubert), [[Joan Friedman]] (Blanche), [[John Hayter]] (Cardinal Pandulph), [[Adrian Egan]] (Prince Henry), [[Joey Wishnia]] (French Herald), [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] (English Herald) and others. Designs by [[Aubrey Couling]] and music composed by [[Leo Quayle]].