Privates on Parade
Privates on Parade | |
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West Yorkshire Playhouse production | |
Written by | Peter Nichols |
Date premiered | 17 February 1977 |
Place premiered | Aldwych Theatre London |
Original language | English |
Subject | British army ENSA group after World War II |
Genre | Comedy |
Setting | 1948, South East Asia |
Privates on Parade: A Play with Songs in Two Acts is a 1977 farce by English playwright
Plot
The play is set around the activities and exploits of the fictional Song and Dance Unit South East Asia (SADUSEA), a British military
.Productions
It was premiered at Stratford by the
It was revived in 1979 at the Derby Playhouse and at York Theatre Royal, and again in 1982 with Bruce Payne as Flight Sergeant Kevin Cartwright and Tim Barlow; another revival was produced in 1989.[2] A 2001 revival directed by Michael Grandage at the Donmar Warehouse had a cast including Roger Allam, James McAvoy, Malcolm Sinclair and Indira Varma, set design by Christopher Oram and choreography by Scarlett Mackmin.[3] Allam received the 2002 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actor for his performance.[4]
In 2012 it was staged at the Noël Coward Theatre in London as the opening production of the first season of work from the newly formed Michael Grandage Company, with Simon Russell Beale in the lead.[5]
Original cast
- Charles Bishop - Tim Wylton
- Cheng - Richard Rees
- Corporal Len Bonny - Joe Melia
- Eric Young-Love - Simon Jones
- Kevin Cartwright - Ben Cross
- Lee - John Venning
- Major Giles Flack - Nigel Hawthorne
- Reg Drummond - David Daker
- Steven Flowers - Ian Gelder
- Sylvia Morgan - Emma Williams
- Terri Dennis - Denis Quilley[6]
Film adaptation
The play was adapted by Nichols and
.Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1977 Laurence Olivier Awardfor Best New Comedy
- 1990 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Best Foreign Play
- 1990 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play: Simon Jones[7]
References
- ^ "Olivier Winners 1977". Olivier Awards.
- ^ Guernsey, Otis L.; Sweet, Jeffrey (1990). The Best Plays of 1989-1990: The Complete Broadway and Off-Broadway Sourcebook.
- ^ Loveridge, Lizzie (1 December 2001). "Privates on Parade". CurtainUp. Retrieved 21 October 2008.
- ^ "Roger Allam wins Best Actor". Olivier Awards.
- ^ Billington, Michael (10 December 2012). "Privates on Parade – review". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "Production of Privates On Parade | Theatricalia". theatricalia.com.
- ^ "Simon Jones". Playbill.
Further reading
- Nichols, Peter (1977). Privates on Parade: A Play with Songs in Two Acts (First ed.). New York: Samuel French. ISBN 0-573-11347-5.