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''Murder in the Cathedral'', (1935) a verse play by American born T.S. Eliot (1888-1965). | ''Murder in the Cathedral'', (1935) a verse play by American born T.S. Eliot (1888-1965). | ||
| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | First performed in the Cathedral Chapter house at the Canterbury Festival, June 1935. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Presented by the Natal University College Dramatic Society in 1943. With [[Fiennes Prestwich]]. | Presented by the Natal University College Dramatic Society in 1943. With [[Fiennes Prestwich]]. | ||
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Presented by [[Omnitheatre]], directed by [[Ray Tumner]], with [[John Hussey]] on the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe, 1984. | Presented by [[Omnitheatre]], directed by [[Ray Tumner]], with [[John Hussey]] on the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe, 1984. | ||
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| + | Presented by the [[African Christian Theatre Service]] (ACTS) by arrangement with the [[Baxter Theatre]] , in the St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, on 29 February 1992. Direction and design by [[Peter Krummeck]], lighting by [[Pip Marshall]]. The cast: [[Brenda Wood]], [[Zoë Randall]], [[Vanessa Reynolds]], [[Tessa Edlmann]], [[Land Middelkoop]], [[Matthew Roberts]], [[Buyani Zwane]], [[Arnold Pegram]], [[Pomolo Monethi]], [[Gavin Lister]], [[John Carson]], [[Gordon van Rooyen]], [[Brian Notcutt]], [[Paul Peteren]], [[André Jacobs]]. | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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National Arts Festival programme, 1984. | National Arts Festival programme, 1984. | ||
| + | Theatre programme, 1992. | ||
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Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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Return to [[Main Page]] | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 8 November 2014
Murder in the Cathedral, (1935) a verse play by American born T.S. Eliot (1888-1965).
Contents
The original text
First performed in the Cathedral Chapter house at the Canterbury Festival, June 1935.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by the Natal University College Dramatic Society in 1943. With Fiennes Prestwich.
Presented by Bishops and Herschel Schools, Cape Town, in Bishops Chapel, produced by Rose Ehrlich, 1945. With Andrew Porter, William van der Byl, Henry Newdigate,
Directed by Leon Gluckman, also in the lead role, with Ronnie Phillips (decor) in the Grahamstown Cathedral in 1947.
Presented by Omnitheatre, directed by Ray Tumner, with John Hussey on the National Arts Festival Fringe, 1984.
Presented by the African Christian Theatre Service (ACTS) by arrangement with the Baxter Theatre , in the St George's Cathedral, Cape Town, on 29 February 1992. Direction and design by Peter Krummeck, lighting by Pip Marshall. The cast: Brenda Wood, Zoë Randall, Vanessa Reynolds, Tessa Edlmann, Land Middelkoop, Matthew Roberts, Buyani Zwane, Arnold Pegram, Pomolo Monethi, Gavin Lister, John Carson, Gordon van Rooyen, Brian Notcutt, Paul Peteren, André Jacobs.
Sources
Trek, 8(13):18, 1943; 9(22):18, 1945.
Helikon, 2(11), 1953.
National Arts Festival programme, 1984.
Theatre programme, 1992.
Return to
Return to M in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
