The Coral King

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The Coral King is a children's fantasy play by James Ambrose Brown.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1961: Performed in September at the Alexander Theatre. Directed by Minna Schneier, with Bess Finney ("Fleurette"), Sydney Witkin ("Napoleon"), Harry Hambleton ("The Octopus"), Roger Spence ("Pierre"), John Hayter ("Billiam Bones"), Dianna Harris ("Blue Cat"), Marjorie van Zyl ("The Mermaid"). Director of productions and set by Roy Cooke, costumes by Heather Macdonald-Rouse, music by Arthure Evans , Choreograpy of the ballet The Waves by Gwynne Ashton, Brian Bertscher and Carol Goldberg with Judy Roberston, Verity Abramowitz, Lorna Schoombie, Joy Fish, Yelta Gervis, Joan Muller and Beryl Walker. Theatre manager Will Southern and stage manager Norman Kelly-Herde.



2013: Performed by DePaul University's Theatre School at the Merle Reskin Theatre, Chicago, as part of the Chicago Playworks Program[1]. Directed by Ann Wakefield.

Sources

Theatre programme, 1961.

De Beer, 1995;

Joyce, 1999;

Percy Tucker, 1997

Teacher Guide, The Coral King[2] Go to South African Theatre/Bibliography Go to ESAT Bibliography

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