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A farce by British writers Harold Brooke (1910-1995) and Kay Bannerman (1919-1991).
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''Let Sleeping Wives Lie'' is a farce by British playwrights Harold Brooke [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0111700/] (1910-1995) and Kay Bannerman [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0052352/] (1919-1991).
  
 
Published in London by Evans, 1968.
 
Published in London by Evans, 1968.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Presented by [[St John Players]] at the [[St John's Theatre]], directed by [[Eddie Winship]], from 18 to 28 August 1971.
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1971: Presented by [[St John's Ambulance Players|St John Players]] at the [[St John's Theatre]], Durban, directed by [[Eddie Winship]], from 18 to 28 August.
  
Produced in South Africa circa 1974 starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Roberta Durrant]] and [[Jerry Stovin]].
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1974: Opening Tuesday 17 December at the [[Labia Theatre]] presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Charles Little]], [[Ian Gardiner]], [[Clive Scott]] and [[Jerry Stovin]].
  
Opening Tuesday 17 December at the [[Labia Theatre]] presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] starring [[Sandra Duncan]], [[Charles Little]], [[Ian Gardiner]], [[Clive Scott]] and [[Jerry Stovin]].
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== Sources ==
  
== Sources ==
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehall_farce].
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitehall_farce
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Theatre programme held by [[NELM]] (1971 production): [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 20. 2.
  
 
''Let Sleeping Wives Lie'' theatre programme, 1974.
 
''Let Sleeping Wives Lie'' theatre programme, 1974.
  
''AfricaWide'' database
 
  
  

Latest revision as of 10:36, 4 May 2017

Let Sleeping Wives Lie is a farce by British playwrights Harold Brooke [1] (1910-1995) and Kay Bannerman [2] (1919-1991).

Published in London by Evans, 1968.

Performance history in South Africa

1971: Presented by St John Players at the St John's Theatre, Durban, directed by Eddie Winship, from 18 to 28 August.

1974: Opening Tuesday 17 December at the Labia Theatre presented by Pieter Toerien and Shirley Firth starring Sandra Duncan, Charles Little, Ian Gardiner, Clive Scott and Jerry Stovin.

Sources

Wikipedia [3].

Theatre programme held by NELM (1971 production): [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 20. 2.

Let Sleeping Wives Lie theatre programme, 1974.



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