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A play by [[Robert Ardrey]] (1958)
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''[[Shadow of Heroes]]'' is a play by [[Robert Ardrey]] (1958) about the ant-Soviet uprising in Hungary in 1956.
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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First produced at the Piccadilly Theatre in London on 7 October 1958. It starred Dame Peggy Ashcroft.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
Produced in London as ''Stone and Star''.
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Produced in London as ''[[Stone and Star]]''.
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Broadcast to acclaim on television by the BBC. A television adaptation was made in Australia in 1961.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Produced by [[PACT]] Drama, 1980, directed by [[Norman Coombes]], starring [[Nigel Vermaas]], [[Diane Wilson]].
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1975: Performed as ''[[Shadow of Heroes]]'' by [[PACT]] Drama, directed by [[Norman Coombes]], starring [[Nigel Vermaas]] and [[Diane Wilson]] as Janos and Julie Rajk.
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1982: Produced by students of [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] at the National Festival of Student Drama in Grahamstown, April 1982.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
''AfricaWide'' database.
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Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_of_Heroes].
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Photograph of a scene from the play, ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 20 August 1975.
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''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 23 April 1982.
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Two copies of the theatre programme, PACT production, held by [[NELM]]: Location: [Collection: WILSON, Diane]: 2012. 18. 4. 2. 5 '''AND'''  [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 285. 1. 271
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 1 December 2021

Shadow of Heroes is a play by Robert Ardrey (1958) about the ant-Soviet uprising in Hungary in 1956.

The original text

First produced at the Piccadilly Theatre in London on 7 October 1958. It starred Dame Peggy Ashcroft.

Translations and adaptations

Produced in London as Stone and Star.

Broadcast to acclaim on television by the BBC. A television adaptation was made in Australia in 1961.

Performance history in South Africa

1975: Performed as Shadow of Heroes by PACT Drama, directed by Norman Coombes, starring Nigel Vermaas and Diane Wilson as Janos and Julie Rajk.

1982: Produced by students of Rhodes University Drama Department at the National Festival of Student Drama in Grahamstown, April 1982.

Sources

Wikipedia [1].

Photograph of a scene from the play, The Rand Daily Mail, 20 August 1975.

The Rand Daily Mail, 23 April 1982.

Two copies of the theatre programme, PACT production, held by NELM: Location: [Collection: WILSON, Diane]: 2012. 18. 4. 2. 5 AND [Collection: THEATRE PROGRAMMES]: 2012. 285. 1. 271

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