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A play by N.C. Hunter (1908 – 1971).  
 
A play by N.C. Hunter (1908 – 1971).  
 
  
 
== The original play ==
 
== The original play ==
  
  
First performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London with Sybil Thorndike and Wendy Hiller, running for 835 performances between 1951 and 1952.  
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Apparently, Dame Edith Evans originally rescued the text of Hunter's first play from agent Binkie Beaumont's slush pile, and it was then first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London with Sybil Thorndike and Wendy Hiller, running for 835 performances between 1951 and 1952.  
  
 
Produced in 1978 with Wendy Hiller and Ingrid Bergman in its cast.
 
Produced in 1978 with Wendy Hiller and Ingrid Bergman in its cast.
  
== Performances in South Africa ==
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Filmed in 1980, with Joan Sims, Virginia McKenna, Ronald Pickup, and Penelope Keith.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
1953: Performed by [[NTO]], with [[Marda Vanne]],
 
1953: Performed by [[NTO]], with [[Marda Vanne]],
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== Sources ==
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https://whistlesinthewind.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/waters-of-the-moon-1951/
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http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/jan/26/theatre
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._C._Hunter
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Revision as of 09:15, 15 April 2015

A play by N.C. Hunter (1908 – 1971).

The original play

Apparently, Dame Edith Evans originally rescued the text of Hunter's first play from agent Binkie Beaumont's slush pile, and it was then first performed at the Haymarket Theatre, London with Sybil Thorndike and Wendy Hiller, running for 835 performances between 1951 and 1952.

Produced in 1978 with Wendy Hiller and Ingrid Bergman in its cast.

Filmed in 1980, with Joan Sims, Virginia McKenna, Ronald Pickup, and Penelope Keith.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1953: Performed by NTO, with Marda Vanne,


Sources

https://whistlesinthewind.wordpress.com/2013/04/18/waters-of-the-moon-1951/

http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2004/jan/26/theatre

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._C._Hunter


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

Return to Main Page