The Typewriter

The Typewriter is a play in three acts by French writer, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker Jean Cocteau (1889-1963).

The original text
Originallly written in French, entitled La machine à écrire, 1941.

Translations and adaptations
The English translation was published by D. Dobson, 1947.

Performance history in South Africa
1957: Presented by the University of Cape Town's University Dramatic Society at the Little Theatre in August, directed by Dorothy Fairlie.

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