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词条 Variation on a Theme (play)
释义

  1. Original production

  2. Reception

  3. References

  4. Bibliography

Variation on a Theme is a 1958 play by the British writer Terence Rattigan. It is a reworking of Alexandre Dumas, fils's nineteenth century novel and subsequent play La Dame aux Camélias.[1]

Original production

Directed by John Gielgud, the play opened (after a pre-London tour), at the Globe Theatre, London, on 8th May 1958, with the following cast:[2]

  • Hettie - Jean Anderson
  • Rose - Margaret Leighton
  • Ron - Jeremy Brett
  • Kurt - George Pravda
  • Fiona - Felicity Ross
  • Adrian - Lawrence Dalzell
  • Mona - Mavis Villiers
  • Sam - Michael Goodliffe

Reception

While not received well by the critics,[3] the play ran for 132 performances.[4] Kenneth Tynan wrote in The Observer:

"As far as I could see the star of the show was Norman Hartnell, from whose contributions – a white diamanté sack, a shocking-pink cocktail dress in pleated chiffon, a casual ensemble of blouse and pedal-pushing slacks, and a two-tiered ball-gown in navy-blue pebble-crèpe – the lean extremities of Margaret Leighton nervously protuded."[5]

References

1. ^Pattie p.232
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://theatricalia.com/play/ak3/variation-on-a-theme/production/nqv|title=Production of Variation on a Theme - Theatricalia|website=theatricalia.com}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/mar/03/variations-on-a-theme-terence-rattigan-finborough-review|title=Variation on a Theme review – first revival of Rattigan's take on Dumas|first=Michael|last=Billington|date=3 March 2014|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}
4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.theterencerattigansociety.co.uk/variation-on-a-theme/|title=Variation on a Theme @ The Terence Rattigan Society|website=www.theterencerattigansociety.co.uk}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/feb/14/kenneth-tynan-terence-rattigan|title=Kenneth Tynan on Terence Rattigan's Variation on a Theme|first=Kenneth|last=Tynan|date=14 February 2014|publisher=|via=www.theguardian.com}}

Bibliography

  • David Pattie. Modern British Playwriting: The 1950s: Voices, Documents, New Interpretations. 2013.
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