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==''Robin Hood'' by Henry Hamilton and [[William Devereux]]==
 
==''Robin Hood'' by Henry Hamilton and [[William Devereux]]==
  
Robin Hood was a play written by Henry Hamilton and [[William Devereux]]. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 17th October 1906 and taken on tour by Lewis Wallers Co. touring, playing inter alia at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, 28th October 1907.
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Robin Hood was a four-act play written by Henry Hamilton and [[William Devereux]] in 1906. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 17th October 1906, it played for 163 performances, and was then taken on tour by Lewis Wallers Co. touring, playing inter alia at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, 28th October 1907.
  
 
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Promotional postcard for ''Robin Hood'' by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux, Media Storehouse 1907[https://www.mediastorehouse.com/mary-evans-prints-online/robin-hood-henry-hamilton-william-devereux-14248515.html].
 
Promotional postcard for ''Robin Hood'' by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux, Media Storehouse 1907[https://www.mediastorehouse.com/mary-evans-prints-online/robin-hood-henry-hamilton-william-devereux-14248515.html].
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Anthony Munday. 2014. "The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntington" in Amnon Kabatchnik. ''Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem''. Rowman & Littlefield. pp243-361.
  
 
==''Robin Hood'', a musical by by [[Keith Bain]] and by [[Anton Luitingh]]==   
 
==''Robin Hood'', a musical by by [[Keith Bain]] and by [[Anton Luitingh]]==   

Revision as of 06:24, 31 March 2020

Robin Hood is can refer to the mythical character of Robin Hood and his band of outlaws, or to the many dramatized versions of the stories and fables featuring him.

Plays based on the stories of Robin Hood

Listed here are plays, pantomimes and other versions of the tales, performed in South Africa.

Robin Hood by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux

Robin Hood was a four-act play written by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux in 1906. First produced at the Lyric Theatre, London, on 17th October 1906, it played for 163 performances, and was then taken on tour by Lewis Wallers Co. touring, playing inter alia at the Grand Theatre, Leeds, 28th October 1907.

Sources

Promotional postcard for Robin Hood by Henry Hamilton and William Devereux, Media Storehouse 1907[1].

Anthony Munday. 2014. "The Downfall of Robert, Earl of Huntington" in Amnon Kabatchnik. Blood on the Stage, 480 B.C. to 1600 A.D.: Milestone Plays of Murder, Mystery, and Mayhem. Rowman & Littlefield. pp243-361.

Robin Hood, a musical by by Keith Bain and by Anton Luitingh

Text and lyrics written by Keith Bain and music by Anton Luitingh. A timeless tale erupts with hoodlums, merry men and royalty.

Performance history in South Africa

1998: Performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre, September 1998, directed by Gaerin Hauptfleisch with musical direction by Anton Luitingh, starring Stephanie Hough, Graeme Bootsma, Jenny Stead, Naomi Smit, Minki Burger, Susan Rabe, Alex Marais, André Weideman, Nikki Rowan, Petronel Baard, James Lapping, Rudi van der Merwe, Merlin Balie, Elana Afrika.


Sources

Theatre pamphlet of the 1998 Robin Hood production in Stellenbosch

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