Les Corbeaux

Les Corbeaux is a French play in four acts by Henry Becque (1837-1899).

The original text
A gritty realist play about the exploitation of the defenceless by the greedy, it was first performed at the Comédie-Française on 14 September, 1882. It was later revived at the Théâtre de l'Odéon on 3 November 1897.

Translations and adaptations
Translated from the French into Afrikaans by H.L. Gonin as Die Aasvoëls.

Performance history in South Africa
1950: Performed as Die Aasvoëls by Volksteater in Pretoria.

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