Robinson Crusoe. A Christmas Pantomime
Robinson Crusoe. A Christmas Pantomime is an adapted text written and produced by John Moss
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The original text
Robinson Crusoe, or Friday and the Fairies is a pantomime by Henry J. Byron (1835-1884)[1], based on based on the 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe. Byron's version was first performed at Covent Garden theatre, Saturday, December 26th, 1868 printed by J. Miles and co., London in the same year. It probably is the main source for most of the subsequent pantomimes inspired by Defoe's novel.
The particular text here was created by John Moss, but almost certainly owes much to Byron's original version.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1983/84: A version by John Moss presented by PACT, directed by John Moss at the State Theatre, Pretoria. Designer Hugh Durrant, musical director Howard Morgan, choreographer Rosemary Brandt, lighting Tim Heale, costume co-ordinator Bronwen Lovegrove. The cast included Paul Andrews, Johan Engelbrecht, Jocelyn Broderick, James Borthwick, Frantz Dobrowsky, Peter Se-Puma, John Lesley, David Crichton, Schalk Schoombie, Karin Jerg and others.
Sources
Robinson Crusoe theatre programme, PACT, 1983/84.
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