The Deputy

The Deputy is a 1963 drama by German playwright and author Rolf Hochhuth (born 1931). Also known as The Representative.

The original text
The original title is ''Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel''.

Translations and adaptations
Adapted for Broadway production by Jerome Rothenberg.

An English translation by Richard and Clara Winston of the complete text was published as The Deputy: A Play, by Grove Press in 1964.

A film version titled Amen was made by the Greek-born French filmmaker Costa-Gavras in 2002.

Performance history in South Africa
1965: Presented by the Johannesburg Repertory Players at the Alexander Theatre, directed by Albert Ninio, starring a guest star from London, Paul Whitsun-Jones and Patrick Mynhardt as Kurt Gestein.

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