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''The Lover'' is a 1962 one-act play by Harold Pinter (1930-2008). Pinter leads the audience to believe that there are three characters in the play: the wife, the husband and the lover. But the lover who comes to call in the afternoons is revealed to be the husband adopting a role. He plays the lover for her: she plays the whore for him. The play contrasts bourgeois domesticity with sexual yearning.
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Two plays with this title have been produced in South Africa:
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= ''The Lover'', by Harold Pinter =
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''The Lover'' is a 1962 one-act play by English playwright Harold Pinter (1930-2008) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Pinter]. Pinter leads the audience to believe that there are three characters in the play: the wife, the husband and the lover. But the lover who comes to call in the afternoons is revealed to be the husband adopting a role. He plays the lover for her: she plays the whore for him. The play contrasts bourgeois domesticity with sexual yearning.
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The play was first presented by Associated-Rediffusion Television, London, 28 March 1963.
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The first stage production was at the Arts Theatre, London, 18 September 1963.
  
 
Published by Methuen in 1964.
 
Published by Methuen in 1964.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
A [[Baxter Theatre]] Production was directed by [[Ken Leach]] in 1980, starring [[Richard Cox]] and [[Jacqui Singer]].
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1965: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s University Dramatic Society at the [[Little Theatre]] in June, directed by [[P. Grobbelaar]].
  
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1980: A [[Baxter Theatre]] Production was directed and designed by [[Ken Leach]] in a double bill with ''[[The Dumb Waiter]]'', opening 25 January 1980, starring [[Richard Cox]] and [[Jacqui Singer]].
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1992: [[Lanon Prigge]], [[Tamara Rabinowitz]] and [[Alasdair Gordon-Findlayson]] starred in the [[Rhodes University Drama Department]] Honours student production, directed by [[Julia Boltt]], in September 1992.
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1993: Presented by Malcolm Lütge, directed by [[Debbie Mailovich]], starring [[Debbie Lütge]] and [[Esmael Texeira]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lover_(play)].
 
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lover_(play)].
  
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.151.
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Theatre programme (Baxter), 1980.
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Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.
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National Arts Festival programme, 1993. 181.
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Photographs of the cast (Rhodes production) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2008. 51. 4. 8. 4. 3.
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= ''The Lover'' is a one-act play by Gregorio Martinez Sierra =
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''The Lover'' is a one-act play by Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, and theatre director Gregorio Martinez Sierra [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregorio_Mart%C3%ADnez_Sierra] (1881-1947).
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1943: ''The Lover'' (Martinez Sierra): Presented by the Repertory Theatre Society, later known as the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] performed on 7 April 1943 in a double bill with ''[[The Pineapple Barrow]]''.
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== Sources ==
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[[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61. (Martinez Sierra)
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Return to ==

Latest revision as of 17:49, 28 August 2017

Two plays with this title have been produced in South Africa:

The Lover, by Harold Pinter

The Lover is a 1962 one-act play by English playwright Harold Pinter (1930-2008) [1]. Pinter leads the audience to believe that there are three characters in the play: the wife, the husband and the lover. But the lover who comes to call in the afternoons is revealed to be the husband adopting a role. He plays the lover for her: she plays the whore for him. The play contrasts bourgeois domesticity with sexual yearning.

The play was first presented by Associated-Rediffusion Television, London, 28 March 1963.

The first stage production was at the Arts Theatre, London, 18 September 1963.

Published by Methuen in 1964.

Performance history in South Africa

1965: Presented by the University of Cape Town's University Dramatic Society at the Little Theatre in June, directed by P. Grobbelaar.

1980: A Baxter Theatre Production was directed and designed by Ken Leach in a double bill with The Dumb Waiter, opening 25 January 1980, starring Richard Cox and Jacqui Singer.

1992: Lanon Prigge, Tamara Rabinowitz and Alasdair Gordon-Findlayson starred in the Rhodes University Drama Department Honours student production, directed by Julia Boltt, in September 1992.

1993: Presented by Malcolm Lütge, directed by Debbie Mailovich, starring Debbie Lütge and Esmael Texeira at the National Arts Festival Fringe.

Sources

Wikipedia [2].

Inskip, 1972. p.151.

Theatre programme (Baxter), 1980.

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.

National Arts Festival programme, 1993. 181.

Photographs of the cast (Rhodes production) held by NELM: [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2008. 51. 4. 8. 4. 3.


The Lover is a one-act play by Gregorio Martinez Sierra

The Lover is a one-act play by Spanish writer, poet, dramatist, and theatre director Gregorio Martinez Sierra [3] (1881-1947).

Performance history in South Africa

1943: The Lover (Martinez Sierra): Presented by the Repertory Theatre Society, later known as the Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society performed on 7 April 1943 in a double bill with The Pineapple Barrow.

Sources

NELM: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 61. (Martinez Sierra)


Translations and adaptations

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