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Revision as of 06:33, 22 January 2016
The World of Suzie Wong [1] is a 1957 novel by British novelist Richard Mason (1919–1997) [2]. It tells the story of a young English artist, Robert Lomax, who lives in Hong Kong in the 1950's and Suzie Wong, a Chinese prostitute.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
The novel has been adapted into a play, a film and a ballet.
Paul Osborn (1901-1988) [3], American playwright and screenwriter wrote screen and stage adaptations of the novel. His stage adaptation, also called The World of Suzie Wong, was first staged in 1958.
Performance history in South Africa
1961: Staged in Johannesburg by The Brian Brooke Company, directed by Brian Brooke, with Elaine Lee (Suzie Wong), Robert Haber (Robert Lomax), Harold Lake (Ben Jeffcoat), Nicolette Caras (Kity Fletcher), Robert Langford (Mr O'Neill), Ho Hock (Ah Tong), Marlene Bunn (Gwennie), Mary Sam (Minnie-Ho), Adrienne Bloch (Lily),
Sources
Wikipedia [4]
Brian Brooke Company theater programme (undated).
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