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There are two plays by this name that have been performed in South Africa:
 
There are two plays by this name that have been performed in South Africa:
  
[[The Anniversary (by Bill MacIlwraith)]]
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=''The Anniversary'' by Bill MacIlwraith (1966)= 
 
 
 
A black comedy set during the annual celebration held to remember Mum and Dad’s wedding day. First staged in 1966, made into a film starring Bette Davis in 1968. First staged in South Africa in 1966 by  [[Frank Shelley]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] and starring [[Erica Rogers]] and [[Ian Hamilton]].
 
 
 
Directed by [[Elliot Playfair]] in co-operation with [[CAPAB]] in Uitenhage in 1971.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
[[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 417.
 
 
 
 
 
=''The Anniversary'' by Anton Chekhov (1892)=
 
 
 
An English translation of ''Zhubilei'' by Anton Chekhov.  A hilarious study of the celebrations attendant upon the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of a bank, considerably interrupted by the love-affairs of the bank manager.
 
 
 
 
 
== South African performances ==
 
 
 
 
 
Produced in English by the [[National Theatre Organisation]]  in 1953. Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Robert Lang]], [[Roma Reilly]], [[Molly Seftel]] and [[Frank Wise]]. Décor  by [[Kobus Esterhuysen]].
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
Nicoll: ''World Drama'', p 683.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
[[PACOFS]], 1975, directed by [[William Egan]], starring [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Tarina Kleyn]], [[Pieter Strydom]]. (Which of the above?)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Latest revision as of 07:17, 8 April 2016

There are two plays by this name that have been performed in South Africa:

1. The Anniversary (by Bill MacIlwraith)

2. The Anniversary (by Anton Chekhov)