Difference between revisions of "The House of Blue Leaves"

From ESAT
Jump to navigation Jump to search
 
(6 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
''The House of Blue Leaves'' by [[John Guare]]. ** First produced in Johannesburg by [[PACT]] Drama, 1972, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]] with [[Peter J. Elliott]] *. [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) staged it in 197* (directed by [[Mavis Taylor]]). [[PACOFS]] (1977) with [[Margi Lewis]] and [[James Borthwick]], directed by [[Ernst Eloff]].
+
''The House of Blue Leaves'' is a play by Irish American playwright John Guare [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Guare] (born 5 February 1938). This was his first full-length play, named by the New York Drama critics' Circle as the best American play of 1970-71.
 +
 
 +
== The original text ==
 +
 
 +
 
 +
==Translations and adaptations==
 +
 
 +
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 +
1972: First produced in Johannesburg by [[PACT]] Drama, 1972, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]] with [[Peter J. Elliott]] *.  
 +
 
 +
1976: Presented by [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) from 19 February, directed by [[Mavis Taylor]], starring [[Peter J. Elliott]], [[John Worsley]], [[Phyllis Early]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Louise Robertson]], [[Isabelle Foord]], [[Bee Berman]], [[Petronilla Whitfield]], [[Richard Morrison]], [[Colin de Castro]] and [[Len Sparrow-Hawk]].  
 +
 
 +
1977: [[PACOFS]] with [[Margi Lewis]] and [[James Borthwick]], directed by [[Ernst Eloff]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
PACT Newsletter, June 1972.
 
PACT Newsletter, June 1972.
 +
 +
Theatre programme (The Space 1976).
  
 
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
 
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
  
 +
[[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
 +
 +
 +
== Return to ==
 +
 +
Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
 +
 +
Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 H|H]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
+
Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 H|H]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
+
Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+
Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
  
 +
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 +
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
Return to [[Main Page]]

Latest revision as of 17:59, 10 September 2019

The House of Blue Leaves is a play by Irish American playwright John Guare [1] (born 5 February 1938). This was his first full-length play, named by the New York Drama critics' Circle as the best American play of 1970-71.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1972: First produced in Johannesburg by PACT Drama, 1972, directed by Taubie Kushlick with Peter J. Elliott *.

1976: Presented by The Space (Cape Town) from 19 February, directed by Mavis Taylor, starring Peter J. Elliott, John Worsley, Phyllis Early, Yvonne Bryceland, Louise Robertson, Isabelle Foord, Bee Berman, Petronilla Whitfield, Richard Morrison, Colin de Castro and Len Sparrow-Hawk.

1977: PACOFS with Margi Lewis and James Borthwick, directed by Ernst Eloff.

Sources

PACT Newsletter, June 1972.

Theatre programme (The Space 1976).

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.

Astbury 1979.


Return to

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 The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page