Tailleur Pour Dames

Tailleur Pour Dames ("Tailor for ladies") is a French farce in three acts by Georges Feydeau (1862 - 1921)

The original text
First performed on the 17th December, 1886 at the Théâtre de la Renaissance in Paris. Published by Librairie Théatrale, 1887.

Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as A Gown for his Mistress by Barnett Shaw [] (Samuel French, NY, 1969),

Translated into Afrikaans as Flikkers en Vlooie by Pieter Fourie.

Performance history in South Africa
1979: Performed in Afrikaans as Flikkers en Vlooie by KRUIK Toneel directed by Schalk Jacobsz, designed by Dicky Longhurst starring Johan Malherbe, Mary Dreyer, Trix Pienaar and Liz Dick, opening 3 November 1979.

2002: Performing rights for Flikkers en Vlooie granted by DALRO to the Hoërskool Dirkie Uys for performances in Mooreesburg during August.

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