Difference between revisions of "The Amorous Prawn"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Line 6: Line 6:
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Made into a film, directed by author Kimmel in 1962[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amorous_Prawn]
+
Made into a film called ''[[The Amorous Prawn]]''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amorous_Prawn], directed by author Kimmel in 1962 (known as ''[[The Amorous Mr. Prawn]]'' in America).
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==

Revision as of 06:39, 19 December 2023

The Amorous Prawn is a play by Anthony Kimmins [1] (1901-1964).

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Made into a film called The Amorous Prawn[2], directed by author Kimmel in 1962 (known as The Amorous Mr. Prawn in America).

Performance history in South Africa

1961: There was a South African run at the Alexander Theatre in September . The cast included Joe Stewardson, Patricia Gill, Diane Wilson, Joan Blake, Simon Swindell, Jimmy Asser, Pip Flood-Murphy, Gabriel Bayman, Ronald Wallace, Webster Booth and Norman Kelly-Herde. The run was produced (and directed?) by Victor Melleney.


Sources

The Alexander Theatre programme of The Amorous Prawn, ESAT Archives (September, 1961, No. 154).

The Amorous Prawn theatre programme and photographs held by NELM.


Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to South_African_Films

Return to South African Theatre Personalities

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to ESAT Venues

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page