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''[[Tramway Road]]'' is a play by Cape Town-born British playwright [[Ronald Harwood]] (1934-). First performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, 23 October 1984 with Freddie Jones, [[Richard Grant|Richard E. Grant]], William Vanderpuye, and Annette Crosbie. The play is set in 1951, one year after the Population Registration Act was passed in South Africa. Tramway Road had a special notoriety for all those who lived in Sea Point, a white residential suburb of Cape Town. It also exerts its influence over all the characters in this play: an expatriate English couple, Arthur and Dora Langley; Emil, a young man with dreams of becoming an actor in London; and Jacob, a Cape Coloured house servant who is king of his local Coon Carnival troupe. Tramway Road, and all that it represents, inevitably shatters their hopes, their peace and their ideals.  Published by Amber Lane Press, 1984.
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''[[Tramway Road]]'' is a play by [[Ronald Harwood]] (1934-).  
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== Original text ==
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First performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, 23 October 1984 with Freddie Jones, [[Richard Grant|Richard E. Grant]], William Vanderpuye, and Annette Crosbie. The play is set in 1951, one year after the Population Registration Act was passed in South Africa. Tramway Road had a special notoriety for all those who lived in Sea Point, a white residential suburb of Cape Town. It also exerts its influence over all the characters in this play: an expatriate English couple, Arthur and Dora Langley; Emil, a young man with dreams of becoming an actor in London; and Jacob, a Cape Coloured house servant who is king of his local Coon Carnival troupe. Tramway Road, and all that it represents, inevitably shatters their hopes, their peace and their ideals.  Published by Amber Lane Press, 1984.
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==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
A Baxter Company '85 production directed by [[Leonard Schach]], presented at the [[Baxter Theatre]] was first performed on 20 March 1985. Cast: [[Keith Grenville]], [[David Dennis]], [[Soli Philander]], [[Brenda Wood]]. Design by [[Peter Krummeck]]. Lighting and assistant to the director Per-Olof Fernlund.
 
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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1985: A [[Baxter Theatre Company|Baxter Company '85]] production was presented at the [[Baxter Theatre]], opening on 20 March. Directed by [[Leonard Schach]] with [[Keith Grenville]], [[David Dennis]], [[Soli Philander]], [[Brenda Wood]]. Design by [[Peter Krummeck]]. Lighting and assistant to the director [[Per-Olof Fernlund]].
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1985: The [[Baxter Theatre Company|Baxter Company '85]] production was also presented by [[NAPAC]] at the [[Alhambra Theatre]], Durban.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''Tramway Road'' theatre programme, 1985.
 
''Tramway Road'' theatre programme, 1985.
  
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Bar-Bas|Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne]] 1988.
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Theatre programme for the [[NAPAC]] production held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 38. 16.
  
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Review by [[Raeford Daniel]], ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 25 March 1985.
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 10:12, 16 September 2022

Tramway Road is a play by Ronald Harwood (1934-).

Original text

First performed at the Lyric Theatre, London, 23 October 1984 with Freddie Jones, Richard E. Grant, William Vanderpuye, and Annette Crosbie. The play is set in 1951, one year after the Population Registration Act was passed in South Africa. Tramway Road had a special notoriety for all those who lived in Sea Point, a white residential suburb of Cape Town. It also exerts its influence over all the characters in this play: an expatriate English couple, Arthur and Dora Langley; Emil, a young man with dreams of becoming an actor in London; and Jacob, a Cape Coloured house servant who is king of his local Coon Carnival troupe. Tramway Road, and all that it represents, inevitably shatters their hopes, their peace and their ideals. Published by Amber Lane Press, 1984.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1985: A Baxter Company '85 production was presented at the Baxter Theatre, opening on 20 March. Directed by Leonard Schach with Keith Grenville, David Dennis, Soli Philander, Brenda Wood. Design by Peter Krummeck. Lighting and assistant to the director Per-Olof Fernlund.

1985: The Baxter Company '85 production was also presented by NAPAC at the Alhambra Theatre, Durban.

Sources

http://www.stageplays.com/products/tramway_road/Ronald%20Harwood

Tramway Road theatre programme, 1985.

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.

Theatre programme for the NAPAC production held by NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 38. 16.

Review by Raeford Daniel, The Rand Daily Mail, 25 March 1985.

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