A Midsummer Night's Dream - Revision history

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Performance history of the play in South Africa

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Performance history of the play in South Africa

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 : [[Maynardville]] starring, among others, [[David Crichton]]. Directed by [[Leslie French]].
-: The Shakespeare quadcentennial production at the [[Alexander Theatre]] was directed by [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]], with  [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Louis Burke]], [[Jenny Gratus]].
+: The Shakespeare quadcentennial production presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]] was directed by [[Joan Brickhill]] and [[Louis Burke]], with  [[Joan Brickhill]], [[Louis Burke]], [[Jenny Gratus]].
 : A production by [[PACOFS]], in collaboration with The Bloemfontein [[Shakespeare Circle]], directed by [[John Boulter]], the performance on the first night was in an old railway shed in Tweespruit before moving to Bloemfontein's [[Civic Theatre]]. The cast included [[Ralph Rodgers]] (Theseus), [[Hudson Earp]] (Egeus), [[Peter Mohr]] (Lysander), [[Winston Nathan]] (Demetrius), [[Herbert Bishko]] (Philostrate), [[George Barnes]] (Quince), [[Robert Wallis]] (Snug), [[Arthur Hanna]] (Bottom), [[Benjamin Janeke]] (Flute), [[Harold Goldberg]] (Starveling), [[Anna Blömerus]] (Hippolyta), [[Heléne Carstens]] (Hermia), [[Dinkie Eksteen]] (Helena), [[Robin Short]] (Oberon), [[Maureen Viljoen]] (Titania), [[Michael van Gelder]] (Puck), [[Lucy Wiseman]] (Fairy) and others. [[Norine van Arkell]] was the stage manager.

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-: Performed at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]].
+: Performed at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]], with music by [[Charl-Johan Lingenfelder]] and a soundscape designed by [[Dave Cathcart]].
 : Presented by [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]], directed by [[Helen Flax]].

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 Adapted as an opera with music by Benjamin Britten and set to a libretto adapted by the composer and Peter Pears (1960). Britten's opera adapted by [[Isango Ensemble]] in 2015.
-Adapted by [[Johan Anker]] and [[Laine Butler]] to set the play in a South African urban plastic jungle, reflecting both the attitudes and the materials of the 21st century. Performed 2012.
+Adapted as a ballet. Presented by [[UCT Ballet School]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]], choreographed by [[David Poole]], in 1977.
-Adapted as a ballet. Presented by [[UCT Ballet School]] at the [[Baxter Theatre]], choreographed by [[David Poole]], in 1977.
+Adapted by [[Johan Anker]] and [[Laine Butler]] to set the play in a South African urban plastic jungle, reflecting both the attitudes and the materials of the 21st century. Performed 2012. Text unpublished.
 === SA Filmed adaptations ===

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	1971: Presented by [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], directed by [[Guy Butler]], with [[Anthony Akerman]] as Lysander.		1971: Presented by [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], directed by [[Guy Butler]], with [[Anthony Akerman]] as Lysander.
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	1972: Presented by [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] at [[Mannville]], directed by [[Leslie French]], Starring [[Leslie Speyers]], [[Helen Mann]], [[Helen Wilkins]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Alf Porter]], [[Leslie French]].		1972: Presented by [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] at [[Mannville]], directed by [[Leslie French]], Starring [[Leslie Speyers]], [[Helen Mann]], [[Helen Wilkins]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Alf Porter]], [[Leslie French]].

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	1970s: Performed in the [[Bloemfontein Civic Theatre]] during the early 1970s by the [[Bloemfontein Shakespeare Circle]] (possibly in association with [[PACOFS]]), directed by [[Marlene Kotzen]], with [[Otto Bohlmann]] as "Demetrius".		1970s: Performed in the [[Bloemfontein Civic Theatre]] during the early 1970s by the [[Bloemfontein Shakespeare Circle]] (possibly in association with [[PACOFS]]), directed by [[Marlene Kotzen]], with [[Otto Bohlmann]] as "Demetrius".

		+	1971: Presented by [[Rhodes University Drama Department]], directed by [[Guy Butler]], with [[Anthony Akerman]] as Lysander.
	1972: Presented by [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] at [[Mannville]], directed by [[Leslie French]], Starring [[Leslie Speyers]], [[Helen Mann]], [[Helen Wilkins]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Alf Porter]], [[Leslie French]].		1972: Presented by [[Port Elizabeth Shakespearean Festival]] at [[Mannville]], directed by [[Leslie French]], Starring [[Leslie Speyers]], [[Helen Mann]], [[Helen Wilkins]], [[Philip Godawa]], [[Alf Porter]], [[Leslie French]].

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 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Midsomernagdroom]]''''' by [[Eitemal]], published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1974.
-[[Roelf Laubscher]] translated the play into [[Afrikaans]] as ''''''n Somernagdroom''''' (Unpublished, 1975). Produced by [[SUKOVS]], stage management by [[Mavis Lilenstein]], 1975.
+[[Roelf Laubscher]] translated the play into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[['n Somernagdroom]]''''' (Unpublished, 1975). Produced by [[SUKOVS]], stage management by [[Mavis Lilenstein]], 1975.
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-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Midsomernagdroom]]''''' by [[Eitemal]], published by Human & Rousseau in 1974.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Midsomernagdroom]]''''' by [[Eitemal]], published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1974.
 [[Roelf Laubscher]] translated the play into [[Afrikaans]] as ''''''n Somernagdroom''''' (Unpublished, 1975). Produced by [[SUKOVS]], stage management by [[Mavis Lilenstein]], 1975.

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 s: Performed in the [[Bloemfontein Civic Theatre]] during the early 1970s by the [[Bloemfontein Shakespeare Circle]] (possibly in association with [[PACOFS]]), directed by [[Marlene Kotzen]], with [[Otto Bohlmann]] as "Demetrius".
 : Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] from 5 to 13 September at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], produced by [[Ria Olivier]] and [[Pat Harvey]]. Costumes and lighting designed by [[Emile Aucamp]], choreography by [[Gisela Taeger|Gisela Täger-Berger]].
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 : Produced at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Philip Grout]], opening 9 January, starring [[John Whiteley]], [[Liz Dick]], [[Alan Swerdlow]], [[Neville Thomas]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Deon van Zyl]], [[Sean Taylor]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[John Hussey]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[Nigel Daly]], [[Tom Holmes]], [[Peter Voigt]]. Designer [[Hugh Durrant]], lighting [[Brian Kennedy]], choreographer [[Veronica Paeper]]. Original music by British composer Ian Kellam, singing coach [[David Matheson]]. Stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]].
 : Directed by [[David Horner]] and [[Sarah Roberts]] for [[SODA]] at the [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]].
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 [[Market Theatre]] cast consisted of: [[Neil McCarthy]], [[Fiona Ramsay]], [[John Ramsbottom]], [[Gaynor Young]], [[Robert Finlayson]], [[David Butler]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Jennie Reznek]], [[David Alcock]], [[Robin Smith]], [[Basil Jones]], [[Adrian Kohler]], [[Fats Dibeko]], [[Solomon Bisholo]].
 : Produced at [[Maynardville]] from 6 January to 18 February, directed by British director and playwright Patrick Sandford, starring [[Sean Taylor]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Deirdre Wolhuter]], [[Anthony Bishop]], [[Michelle Scott]], [[Jay Heale]], [[Anthea Thompson]], [[Nicholas Boraine]], [[Nicholas Ashby]], [[Jana van Niekerk]], [[David Alcock]], [[Jonathan Pienaar]], [[Paul Warwick Griffin]], [[Nkosinathi Gqotso]], [[André Samuels]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Karin van der Laag]], [[David Nissen]] and [[Eoudia Samson]]. Music composed by [[Péter Louis van Dijk]].
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 : Performed at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Fred Abrahamse]].
 : Produced by [[The Mechanicals]] in the [[Intimate Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Guy De Lancey]] with a cast that included [[Tinarie van Wyk Loots]], [[Kate Liquorish]] and [[Andrew Laubscher]].
 : Performed in the [[Wynand Mouton Theatre]], [[University of the Free State]], directed by [[Gerben Kamper]], with [[Mattheus Heydenrych]] as "Oberon".
 : Produced by [[Artscape]] at the [[Artscape]] Theatre and the [[National Arts Festival]] and from 23 January to 26 February 2013 at the [[Maynardville]] Open-Air Theatre, in repertory with ''[[Cardenio]]'' (12 January to 16 February 2013) This production was the play's sixth staging at [[Maynardville]] since the open-air theatre began in 1957. It featured  [[Terence Bridgett]], [[Hannah Borthwick]], [[Sizwe Msutu]] and [[Sven Ruygrok]] among others. Costume and set design by [[Marcel Meyer]]. Lighting design by [[Faheem Bardien]].