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''[[Harold and Maude]]'' is a play in two acts by Colin Higgins [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colin_Higgins]. Originally made as a movie (1971), based on a 20-minute graduate thesis project when Higgins was a student at UCLA and the resulting screenplay.  First performed at the Paper Mill Playhouse, Millburn, New Jersey.  

==Translations and adaptations==
Published as a novel in 1971 and a stage adaption was done by Higgins in 1980 for production on Broadway. In 2008 adapted as a musical called ''Harold & Maude: The Musical'' , with book and lyrics by Tom Jones and  music by Joseph Thalken.

Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Hannes Horne]] as ''Harold en Maude''. 

== Performance history in South Africa ==
1982: First (?) produced on stage in [[South Africa]] at the [[Laager]] opening 4 April 1982.  Directed by [[Tammy Bonell]] and  starring [[Ruth Oppenheim]] and [[Jeremy Bonell]].

1986: The [[Afrikaans]] version ''Harold en Maude'' was presented by [[SWARUK]] Toneel in 1986, directed by [[Hannes Horne]], sound by [[Wim Vorster]], lighting by Renée Viljoen, decor designed by Christo Boshoff, costumes designed by Peter Soldatos. Maude was played by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]], [[Alwyn van der Merwe]] was Harold and the rest of the cast were [[Illse Schmidt]], [[Richard van der Westhuizen]], [[Marchelle Verwey]], [[Lindi van Vuuren]], [[Christo Compion]] and [[Franz Gräbe]].

== Sources ==
http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9B00EEDB173BF932A25752C0A9639C8B63

See Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_and_Maude

''Harold en Maude'' theatre programme, 1986, donated by [[Tony Fletcher]], held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 9.

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