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''There are two plays titled '''[[Travelling Light]]''' that have South African connections:''
  
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=''[[Travelling Light]]'' by Leonard Kingston (1929–2014)[https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/aug/27/leonard-kingston-obituary]=
  
A play by British writer and actor Leonard Kingston (1930- 2014), 1966.
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==The original text==
  
Previously titled [[Edgware Road Blues]], it was performed at the Royal Court theatre in London with the author playing the lead and it won the Charles Henry Foyle award for the best first play of 1964. In 1965, retitled Travelling Light, it had a successful run at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, with a cast including Harry H Corbett, Michael Crawford and Julia Foster, and in 1967 was filmed for ITV Summer Playhouse.
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It was originally performed as ''[[Edgware Road Blues]]'' in 1966 at the Royal Court theatre in London with the author playing the lead and it won the Charles Henry Foyle award for the best first play of 1964.  
  
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In 1965, retitled ''[[Travelling Light]]'', it had a successful run at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, with a cast including Harry H Corbett, Michael Crawford and Julia Foster, and in 1967 was filmed for ITV Summer Playhouse.
  
== The original text ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
Previously titled [[Edgware Road Blues]]
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1966: Directed by [[Ricky Arden]] for [[PACT]].
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== Sources ==
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http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/aug/27/leonard-kingston-obituary
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=''[[Travelling Light]]'' by [[Nicholas Wright]] (1940-)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Wright_(playwright)]=
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==The original text==
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First performed at the Lyttleton Theatre, London, starring [[Antony Sher]] as "Jacob", and the text published by  Nick Hern Books in the same year[https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/travelling-light].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Directed by [[Ricky Arden]] in 1966.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/aug/27/leonard-kingston-obituary
 
  
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Wright_(playwright)
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https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/travelling-light
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Latest revision as of 08:00, 20 January 2021

There are two plays titled Travelling Light that have South African connections:

Travelling Light by Leonard Kingston (1929–2014)[1]

The original text

It was originally performed as Edgware Road Blues in 1966 at the Royal Court theatre in London with the author playing the lead and it won the Charles Henry Foyle award for the best first play of 1964.

In 1965, retitled Travelling Light, it had a successful run at the Prince of Wales theatre, London, with a cast including Harry H Corbett, Michael Crawford and Julia Foster, and in 1967 was filmed for ITV Summer Playhouse.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1966: Directed by Ricky Arden for PACT.

Sources

http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2014/aug/27/leonard-kingston-obituary

Travelling Light by Nicholas Wright (1940-)[2]

The original text

First performed at the Lyttleton Theatre, London, starring Antony Sher as "Jacob", and the text published by Nick Hern Books in the same year[3].

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_Wright_(playwright)

https://www.nickhernbooks.co.uk/travelling-light

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

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