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'A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg'
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'A Day In The Death Of Joe Egg' When was it written? Peter Nichols wrote 'A Death In The Death Of Joe Egg' in 1967. It was taken to the Lord Chamberlains office to be censored, as all plays had to be before they can be performed on stage. Only a few lines had to be cut but it was thought that the play as a whole would offend the parents of handicapped children. It was discussed weather the part of Joe Egg should be played by a dummy, not a real girl, but in the end the play was allowed to be performed and with a real girl as Joe Egg. The play was then turned down by The West End stage because it was the first play that Peter Nichols had written and it had already almost been banned so they thought that the risk would be too high....
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