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''[[Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth]]'' are two plays by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard], written to be performed together.   


== The original text ==

Written as two interlinked plays, the first an exploration of Shakespeare's "foreign" language through a performance of ''[[Hamlet]]'', and the second dedicated to Pavel Kohout, and presents an underground performance of ''[[Macbeth]]'' under the threat of Czech political harassment. The play was published with the instruction that "the two parts must be performed together and may not be done with any other play." (Samuel French edition, London, 1979) 
 
The plays opened on  Broadway at the ''22 Steps''  on October 3, 1979. Published in the same year.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

1984: Produced  by students of the [[University of Pretoria]] at the [[National Arts Festival]]. Director and Set designer [[Welma Piek]].

1985: Produced by [[PACOFS]] 1985, directed by [[Ken Leach]], with [[André-Jacques van der Merwe]], [[Marchelle Verwey]]

1988: Produced by students of the [[University of Natal]] at the [[National Arts Festival]], 1988. 

==Translations and adaptations==

== Sources ==

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dogg's_Hamlet,_Cahoot's_Macbeth

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Stoppard

[[National Arts Festival]] programmes, 1984 and 1988.

[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

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