The Witch

The Witch is a play by Norwegian novelist, playwright, stage producer and theatre historian Hans Wiers-Jenssen (1866-1925), adapted from the Norwegian by English poet and writer John Masefield.

The original text
The original title in Norwegian is Anne Pedersdotter, (1908), first staged by Halfdan Christensen on Nationaltheatret. The play is based on Anne Pedersdotter, who was burned as a witch in Bergen in 1590.

Performance history in South Africa
1948: A Johannesburg Reps production in 1948 featured Johann Nell and Berdine Grunewald, also starring Doreen Mantle and Sam Moss.

1951: A Spotlight production of the play was directed by Johann Nell at The Labia Theatre, Cape Town, from 13 February to 3 March 1951, with Lydia Lindeque, Johann Nell, Percy Sieff, Owen Roberts and Disney Banks in the cast.

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