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''The Old Ladies'' is a play written in 1935 by the English playwright, actor, theatre director and screenwriter Rodney Ackland (1908-1991) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Ackland#Plays], adapted from the 1924 novel by the same name by Hugh Walpole.
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''[[The Old Ladies]]'' is a play by Rodney Ackland (1908-1991) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodney_Ackland#Plays],  
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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
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Written in 1935, the play was an adaptation of the 1924 novel by the same name by Hugh Walpole.
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] entitled [[Die Vrees]]
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An [[Afrikaans]] adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play, entitled ''[[Vrees]]'', was made by [[J.F. Marais]].
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
The Langford-Inglis and Hymie Udwin production of ''[[The Old Ladies]]'', starring Inglis, Zoe Randall and Bess Finney was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]] in 1971.
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1949: ''[[The Old Ladies]]'' presented by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, in November, directed by [[Audrey Pearce]].
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1953: ''[[The Old Ladies]]'' performed by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]], directed by [[Minna Schneier]].
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1971: The [[Langford-Inglis Company]] and [[Hymie Udwin]] production of ''[[The Old Ladies]]'', starring [[Margaret Inglis]], [[Zoe Randall]] and [[Bess Finney]] was staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.137.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 09:38, 6 June 2023

The Old Ladies is a play by Rodney Ackland (1908-1991) [1],


The original text

Written in 1935, the play was an adaptation of the 1924 novel by the same name by Hugh Walpole.


Translations and adaptations

An Afrikaans adaptation of Rodney Ackland's play, entitled Vrees, was made by J.F. Marais.

Performance history in South Africa

1949: The Old Ladies presented by the Little Theatre Players at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, in November, directed by Audrey Pearce.

1953: The Old Ladies performed by the Johannesburg Repertory Society, directed by Minna Schneier.

1971: The Langford-Inglis Company and Hymie Udwin production of The Old Ladies, starring Margaret Inglis, Zoe Randall and Bess Finney was staged at the Alexander Theatre.

Sources

Inskip, 1972. p.137.

Tucker, 1997.

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