Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome

Anatomie Titus Fall of Rome Ein Shakespearekommentar (1985) [adaptation of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus], by Heiner Müller (1929-1995).****

The original text
First performed in Bochum, East Germany, in February 1985.

Performance history in South Africa
Translated into English by Arnold Blumer. Full-length play. Cast: mixed.**

First South African production in Afrikaans (translated from the German by Arnold Blumer) by CAPAB opening 3 November 1986, directed by Marthinus Basson, for which he received a Fleur du Cap Award. The cast included David Clatworthy, Mark Hoeben, Neels Coetzee, Johan Esterhuizen, Lionel Newton, Jamie Bartlett, Edward Turner, Susan Dall, David Butler, Robert Finlayson, Leslie Fong, Marion Holm, Antoinette Kellermann, Claire Berlein, Willie Fritz, Gustav Geldenhuys, Fiona Coyne. Lighting by Pieter de Swardt. Music by Johan Cloete and Peri Lykiardopoulos.

Produced at the National Arts Festival, July 1987.

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