Tom Foolery

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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.

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.

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 in May 1989.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

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


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