Shrivings

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Shrivings is a play by Peter Shaffer(1926-2016)[1].

The original text

written in 1970

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1976: First performed in South Africa by CAPAB, directed by Roy Sergeant opening on 23 January 1976. Michael Atkinson and Percy Sieff were in the cast.

1982: Presented by PACT Drama at the State Theatre Pretoria and the Alexander Theatre Johannesburg in 1982. Directed by Roy Sargeant, designed by Ken Robinson, lighting by Paul Pamboukian. The cast: John Hussey (Sir Gideon Petrie), Louise Saint Claire (Lois Neal), Joe Stewardson (Mark Askelon), Andrew Buckland (David Askelon).

1983: Helen Mann and Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival production June 1983 starring Angus McBride, John McDermott, Lorraine Young, and Trevor Hicks.

Sources

Shrivings theatre programme 1982.

Africa-Wide Database


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