Crimes of the Heart

Crimes of the Heart (1978) is a play by Beth Henley. Set in the USA, it is a tragic comedy about three sisters, Meg, Babe, and Lenny, who reunite after Babe shoots her abusive husband.

Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Hartsondes by Henry Mylne.

Performance history in South Africa
Henry Mylne's Afrikaans translation, Hartsondes, was staged at the KKNK in 2004, directed by Mylne, with Anthea Thompson, Elma Postma, Quinne Brown and Terence Bridgett.

Performed during 2012 by The Playhouse, Somerset West, under the direction of Kelly Westraad.

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