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''The Private Ear'' (1962), part of a double bill, ''The Private Ear''/''[[The Public Eye]]'', two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright [[Peter Shaffer]]. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.
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''[[The Private Ear]]'' is a short play by [[Peter Shaffer]](1926-2016)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer].
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== The original text ==
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Written in 1962 it is part of a double bill, ''[[The Private Ear]]''/''[[The Public Eye]]'', two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright [[Peter Shaffer]]. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
[[Diane Wilson]] and [[John Whiteley]] was seen in a production of this play in 1964.
 
  
Directed by [[Murray McGibbon]] for [[NAPAC]] circa 1987.
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1964: Staged by [[NAPAC]] in the [[Lyric Theatre]] in Durban, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[John Whiteley]] (Bob), [[Clive Parnell]] (Ted) and [[Diane Wilson]] (Doreen).
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1965: A [[Leonard Schach]] and [[David Bloomberg]] production opened on 2 February in a double bill with ''[[The Public Eye]]'' at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], Cape Town, starring [[Erica Rogers]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], Robert Aden [http://phoenixtheaterhistory.com/actors/robert-aden/], and [[Michael Allis]].
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198*: Directed by [[Murray McGibbon]] for [[NAPAC]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer
 
  
''AfricaWide'' database.
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Shaffer].
  
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[[NAPAC]] theatre programme, 1964.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 11:20, 13 June 2016

The Private Ear is a short play by Peter Shaffer(1926-2016)[1].


The original text

Written in 1962 it is part of a double bill, The Private Ear/The Public Eye, two plays each containing three characters and concerning aspects of love by British playwright Peter Shaffer. They were presented in May 1962 at the Globe Theatre, and both starred Maggie Smith and Kenneth Williams.

Performance history in South Africa

1964: Staged by NAPAC in the Lyric Theatre in Durban, directed by Taubie Kushlick, with John Whiteley (Bob), Clive Parnell (Ted) and Diane Wilson (Doreen).

1965: A Leonard Schach and David Bloomberg production opened on 2 February in a double bill with The Public Eye at the Hofmeyr Theatre, Cape Town, starring Erica Rogers, Cobus Rossouw, Robert Aden [2], and Michael Allis.

198*: Directed by Murray McGibbon for NAPAC.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Wikipedia [3].

NAPAC theatre programme, 1964.

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