The Amorous Prawn
The Amorous Prawn is a play by Anthony Kimmins [1] (1901-1964).
Contents
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.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amorous_Prawn
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055746/
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