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| − | '' | + | ''The House by the Lake'' by British playwright Hugh Mills (1906-1971). A thriller first produced in 1956 at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London and has since become a staple of amateur dramatics. The main characters are Maurice and Stella, a brother and sister who plot to murder their unlikeable brother, Colin. The other characters include Maurice's wife, Janet, Colin's long-suffering wife, Iris, and Colonel Forbes, a neighbour. |
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| + | First performed in South Africa in 1957 by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] as its 200th production. Directed by [[Cecil Williams]], starring [[Sonia Dresdel]]. | ||
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| + | [[Malcolm Woolfson]] was involved in a production of this play in 1958. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | Doollee: The Playwrights Database [http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsM/mills-hugh.html]. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 106. | ||
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| + | Material held by [[NELM00: [Collection: WOOLFSON, Malcolm L]: 1999. 113. 13. 17. 7. | ||
Revision as of 14:53, 11 November 2015
The House by the Lake by British playwright Hugh Mills (1906-1971). A thriller first produced in 1956 at the Duke of York’s Theatre in London and has since become a staple of amateur dramatics. The main characters are Maurice and Stella, a brother and sister who plot to murder their unlikeable brother, Colin. The other characters include Maurice's wife, Janet, Colin's long-suffering wife, Iris, and Colonel Forbes, a neighbour.
First performed in South Africa in 1957 by the Johannesburg Reps as its 200th production. Directed by Cecil Williams, starring Sonia Dresdel.
Malcolm Woolfson was involved in a production of this play in 1958.
Sources
Doollee: The Playwrights Database [1].
Tucker, 1997. 106.
Material held by [[NELM00: [Collection: WOOLFSON, Malcolm L]: 1999. 113. 13. 17. 7.
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