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| − | '''''King John''''' | + | '''''King John''''' is a history play by [[William Shakespeare]], written in the mid-1590s. See ''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John_%28play%29#Synopsis] for a brief synopsis. |
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| − | See ''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John_%28play%29#Synopsis] for a brief synopsis. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | + | Published in the ''First Folio'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio] in 1623. | |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | ''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John_%28play%29] | + | ''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_John_%28play%29]. |
[[PACT]] Drama theatre programme, 1970. | [[PACT]] Drama theatre programme, 1970. | ||
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| + | [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 10 September 2015
King John is a history play by William Shakespeare, written in the mid-1590s. See Wikipedia [1] for a brief synopsis.
Contents
The original text
Published in the First Folio [2] in 1623.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
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.
Sources
Wikipedia [3].
PACT Drama theatre programme, 1970.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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