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| − | ''Present Laughter'' by [[Noël Coward]]. A comic play written by in 1939 and first staged in 1942 on tour. | + | ''Present Laughter'' by [[Noël Coward]]. A comic play written by in 1939 and first staged in 1942 on tour [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Present_Laughter]. |
Presented at Haymarket Theatre, London, 16 April 1947 starring South African-born actress [[Moira Lister]]. | Presented at Haymarket Theatre, London, 16 April 1947 starring South African-born actress [[Moira Lister]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:11, 8 June 2015
Present Laughter by Noël Coward. A comic play written by in 1939 and first staged in 1942 on tour [1].
Presented at Haymarket Theatre, London, 16 April 1947 starring South African-born actress Moira Lister.
Performance history in South Africa
Produced in South Africa by Brian Brooke in 1948/49 , directed by John Roberts with Petrina Fry, Brian Brooke and Cynthia Klette. Backed by African Consolidated Theatres, and performed in His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg.
Produced by Anthony Farmer with the Johannesburg Repertory Players 9-25 September 1954 with Ruth Hooper in the cast.
Directed by Charles Hickman, opening in the Alexander Theatre on 21 May 1969. Décor by Clarence Wilson, gowns by Peter Soldatos. The cast: Marion Archer, Sheelagh Ross, Anthony James, Margaret Inglis, Bernard Brown, Margaret Heale, Ian Hamilton, George Korelin, Gordon Mulholland, Jenny Gratus, Margaret Dickie-Clarke.
Presented by CAPAB English Drama, directed by Roger Dwyer opening at the Nico Malan Theatre 14 September 1974 starring Lois Butlin, Zoë Randall, Roger Dwyer, Vivienne Drummond, Michael Atkinson, Pamela Buchner Nicholas Ellenbogen, David Crichton, John Whiteley, Mariona Achber, Joyce Bradley. Set designed by Roy Cooke, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell, costumes by Penny Simpson.
Presented by PACT Drama in 1979 at the Breytenbach Theatre and the Alexander Theatre, directed by John Hussey assisted by Bobby Heaney starring Merle Lifson, Margaret Heale, Michael McCabe, Patricia Sanders, John Hussey, Shelagh Holliday, Bobby Heaney, Ronald Wallace, Terrick Fitzhugh, Erica Rogers, Maggie Holland. Sets and costumes designed by Gloria Lovegrove, lighting designed by Jannie Swanepoel. Stage manager Jane Gosnell.
CAPAB opening 15 December 1987, Nico Malan Theatre. Directed by Michael Atkinson, design by Dicky Longhurst, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. The cast: Fiona Coyne, Zoë Randall, David Dennis, Paddy Canavan, Robert Whitehead, Diane Wilson, Alan Swerdlow, John Dennison, Richard Farmer, Mary Dreyer, Diana Allan.
Directed by Moira Lister for NAPAC at the Drama Theatre starring Michael Atkinson, 1989.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
Teater SA, 1(4), 1969.
Present Laughter theatre programmes 1974, 1979.
UTS theatre pamphlet
Citizen 20 December 1988.
AfricaWide database.
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