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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] in 1981 with [[Jonathan Rands]], [[Andre Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] and [[Michael McGovern]] at the [[Intimate Theatre]].
 
  
Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]] by arrangement with Herbert de Leon Ltd in the [[Baxter Theatre]] in 1981, directed by the British director [[Geoffrey Ferris]], starring [[Michael McGovern]], [[Andre Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] and [[Jonathan Rands]]. Music directed by [[Howard Morgan]].
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1981: Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Shirley Firth]], by arrangement with Herbert de Leon Ltd,  at the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, and the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town. Directed by the British director [[Geoffrey Ferris]], with [[Michael McGovern]], [[Andre Hattingh]], [[Tim Plewman]] and [[Jonathan Rands]]. Music directed by [[Howard Morgan]].  An abbreviated version was filmed for the [[SABC]] by [[William C. Faure]] and transmitted on 17 December 1981.
  
Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]] Productions, opening 4 February 1989 at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] starring [[Richard Loring]], [[Paul Ditchfield]], [[Mark Richardson]] and others, before moving to the [[Theatre on the Bay]] from 2-20 May 1989.
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1989: Presented by [[Pieter Toerien]], opening 4 February at the [[Leonard Rayne Theatre]] starring [[Richard Loring]], [[Paul Ditchfield]], [[Mark Richardson]] and [[Celeste Litkie]], before moving to the [[Theatre on the Bay]] from 2-20 May 1989.  [[Paul Ditchfield]] was not in the Cape Town production and was replaced by [[Malcolm Terrey]].  It was directed by [[Jimmy Bell]], with [[Kevin Feather]] as the musical director.
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2010: Directed by [[Greg Homann]] at the [[Theatre on the Square|Old Mutual Theatre on the Square]], 2010, starring [[Kate Normington]], [[Malcolm Terrey]] and [[Matthew Stewardson]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Foolery.
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Foolery.
  
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''Tom Foolery'' theatre programme, 1981.
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''[[Sunday Independent]]'', 31 January 2010.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 11:36, 26 August 2021

Tom Foolery is a musical revue based on lyrics and music that Tom Lehrer first performed in the 1950s and 1960s. Devised and produced by Cameron Mackintosh and Robin Ray, it premiered in London at the Criterion Theatre, directed by Gillian Lynne, on 5 June 1980. Occasionally written Tomfoolery.

Performance history in South Africa

1981: Presented by Pieter Toerien and Shirley Firth, by arrangement with Herbert de Leon Ltd, at the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg, and the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town. Directed by the British director Geoffrey Ferris, with Michael McGovern, Andre Hattingh, Tim Plewman and Jonathan Rands. Music directed by Howard Morgan. An abbreviated version was filmed for the SABC by William C. Faure and transmitted on 17 December 1981.

1989: Presented by Pieter Toerien, opening 4 February at the Leonard Rayne Theatre starring Richard Loring, Paul Ditchfield, Mark Richardson and Celeste Litkie, before moving to the Theatre on the Bay from 2-20 May 1989. Paul Ditchfield was not in the Cape Town production and was replaced by Malcolm Terrey. It was directed by Jimmy Bell, with Kevin Feather as the musical director.

2010: Directed by Greg Homann at the Old Mutual Theatre on the Square, 2010, starring Kate Normington, Malcolm Terrey and Matthew Stewardson.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Foolery.

Tom Foolery theatre programme, 1981.

Sunday Independent, 31 January 2010.

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