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A Swedish one-act play (English: ''Mr. Sleeman Is Coming''), by Hjalmar Bergman. The tale of an orphaned young woman, urged by her aunts to marry a rich old man. 
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''[[Herr Sleeman kommer]]'' (English: ''[[Mr Sleeman is Coming]]'') is a Swedish one-act play by Hjalmar Bergman.  
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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==The original play==
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The tale of an orphaned young woman, urged by her aunts to marry a rich old man. 
  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
Translated in to [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Meneer Sleeman Kom]]'' (most probably from the English) by  [[Leonora Nel]].
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1953: [[Cornelius January]] (1997) writes that a full-length English play entitled ''[[Mr Sleeman is Coming]]'' by [[Denis Rhodes Granger]] was produced for the [[Worcester Dramatic Society]] in 1953, directed by Granger himself. This is most probably a mistake and the play used was the English translation of the Bergman one-act play.
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1963: Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Meneer Sleeman Kom]]'' (most probably from the English) by  [[Leonora Nel]].
  
First produced by [[PACT]] , as a double bill with ''[[Die Skuld van Oedipus]]'', in 1963, in the Pretoria [[Breytenbach Theatre|National Theatre]].  Directed [[Leonora Nel]], with [[Kita Redelinghuijs]],  [[Leonora Nel]], [[Vicki Vosloo]]/[[Phyllis Punt]], [[Ernst Eloff]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]].
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1949: ''[[Mr Sleeman is Coming]]'' was presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]’s University Dramatic Society (sponsors) at the [[Little Theatre]] in October, directed by [[Arnold Pearce]].
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1963:  ''[[Meneer Sleeman Kom]]'' was first produced by [[PACT]], as a double bill with ''[[Die Skuld van Oedipus]]'', in 1963, in the Pretoria [[Breytenbach Theatre|National Theatre]].  Directed by [[Leonora Nel]], with [[Kita Redelinghuys|Kita Redelinghuijs]],  [[Leonora Nel]], [[Vicki Vosloo]]/[[Phyllis Punt]], [[Ernst Eloff]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sleeman_Is_Coming
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Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sleeman_Is_Coming].
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[[Cornelius January]] 1997. '''n Vergelykende studie ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite van stedelike swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe en plattelandse Swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe in die apartheidsjare''. Unpublished master’s thesis. Bellville: [[University of the Western Cape]].
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[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1972. p.136.
  
 
[[PACT]] Report 1963/64.  
 
[[PACT]] Report 1963/64.  

Latest revision as of 17:20, 21 November 2022

Herr Sleeman kommer (English: Mr Sleeman is Coming) is a Swedish one-act play by Hjalmar Bergman.

The original play

The tale of an orphaned young woman, urged by her aunts to marry a rich old man.


Translations and adaptations

1953: Cornelius January (1997) writes that a full-length English play entitled Mr Sleeman is Coming by Denis Rhodes Granger was produced for the Worcester Dramatic Society in 1953, directed by Granger himself. This is most probably a mistake and the play used was the English translation of the Bergman one-act play.

1963: Translated into Afrikaans as Meneer Sleeman Kom (most probably from the English) by Leonora Nel.

Performance history in South Africa

1949: Mr Sleeman is Coming was presented by the University of Cape Town’s University Dramatic Society (sponsors) at the Little Theatre in October, directed by Arnold Pearce.

1963: Meneer Sleeman Kom was first produced by PACT, as a double bill with Die Skuld van Oedipus, in 1963, in the Pretoria National Theatre. Directed by Leonora Nel, with Kita Redelinghuijs, Leonora Nel, Vicki Vosloo/Phyllis Punt, Ernst Eloff and Jannie Gildenhuys.

Sources

Wikipedia [1].

Cornelius January 1997. 'n Vergelykende studie ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite van stedelike swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe en plattelandse Swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe in die apartheidsjare. Unpublished master’s thesis. Bellville: University of the Western Cape.

Inskip, 1972. p.136.

PACT Report 1963/64.

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