A Month in the Country - Revision history

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−	''[[A Month in the Country]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_%28play%29] is the English title of ''[[Месяц в деревне]]'', a Russian comedy in five acts by Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev].	+	''[[A Month in the Country]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_%28play%29] is the English title of '''''[[Месяц в деревне]]''''', a Russian comedy in five acts by Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev].

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−	''~~'''~~A Month in the Country~~'''~~'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_%28play%29] is the English title of ''~~Mesiats v derevne~~'', a comedy in five acts by ~~Russian playwright~~ Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev].	+	''[[A Month in the Country]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_%28play%29] is the English title of ''[[Месяц в деревне]]'', a Russian comedy in five acts by Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev].

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 == Sources ==
-''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_(play)]
 ''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(4):23; ''[[Trek]]'', 11(3):18, 1946.

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-'''''A Month in the Country''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_%28play%29] is the English title of ''Mesiats v derevne'', a comedy in five acts by Russian playwright Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev]. It was written in France between 1848 and 1850 and was first published in 1855. The play was not staged until 1872, when it was given as a benefit performance for the Moscow actress E N Vasilyeva, who was keen to play the leading role of Natalya Petrovna.
+'''''A Month in the Country''''' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_%28play%29] is the English title of ''Mesiats v derevne'', a comedy in five acts by Russian playwright Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Turgenev].
 ==Translations and adaptations==
 It has been translated into English by various translators, including Isaiah Berlin and Richard Freeborn and has been adapted for local audiences by various authors, including [[Emlyn Williams]] and [[Brian Friel]].

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 : A [[PACT]] production at the [[Alexander Theatre]], presented in the [[Emlyn Williams]] version, was directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with  [[Lorna Cowell]], [[John Rogers]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[John Hayter]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Frank Douglass]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. Designs by [[Graham Brown]].
-: The [[Pieter-Paul Fourie|Fourie]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, '''n Maand op die Platteland'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[James Borthwick]] (Schaaf), [[Tilana Hanekom]] (Anna), [[Rika Sennett]] (Jelizawjeta), [[Petru Wessels]] (Natalja), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Rakitjin), [[Gerben Kamper]] (Beljaew), [[Eric Nobbs]] (Matwej), [[David van der Merwe]] (Ighnatji), [[Elise Hibbert]] (Wjera), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Islajew) and [[Amor Tredoux]] (Katja). Decor by [[Graham Brown]], costumes by [[Chris van den Berg]] and lighting by [[Martin Pelser]].
+: The [[Pieter-Paul Fourie|Fourie]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, ''[['n Maand op die Platteland]]'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[James Borthwick]] (Schaaf), [[Tilana Hanekom]] (Anna), [[Rika Sennett]] (Jelizawjeta), [[Petru Wessels]] (Natalja), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Rakitjin), [[Gerben Kamper]] (Beljaew), [[Eric Nobbs]] (Matwej), [[David van der Merwe]] (Ighnatji), [[Elise Hibbert]] (Wjera), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Islajew) and [[Amor Tredoux]] (Katja). Decor by [[Graham Brown]], costumes by [[Chris van den Berg]] and lighting by [[Martin Pelser]].
 == Sources ==

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 ''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Month_in_the_Country_(play)]
-''South African Opinion'', 3(4):23; ''Trek'', 11(3):18, 1946.
+''[[South African Opinion]]'', 3(4):23; ''[[Trek]]'', 11(3):18, 1946.
 ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.

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	1969: A [[PACT]] production at the [[Alexander Theatre]], presented in the [[Emlyn Williams]] version, was directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Lorna Cowell]], [[John Rogers]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[John Hayter]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Frank Douglass]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. Designs by [[Graham Brown]].		1969: A [[PACT]] production at the [[Alexander Theatre]], presented in the [[Emlyn Williams]] version, was directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Lorna Cowell]], [[John Rogers]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[John Hayter]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Frank Douglass]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. Designs by [[Graham Brown]].

−	1979: The [[Pieter-Paul Fourie]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, '''n Maand op die Platteland'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[James Borthwick]] (Schaaf), [[Tilana Hanekom]] (Anna), [[Rika Sennett]] (Jelizawjeta), [[Petru Wessels]] (Natalja), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Rakitjin), [[Gerben ~~kamper~~]] (Beljaew),	+	1979: The [[Pieter-Paul Fourie]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, '''n Maand op die Platteland'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[James Borthwick]] (Schaaf), [[Tilana Hanekom]] (Anna), [[Rika Sennett]] (Jelizawjeta), [[Petru Wessels]] (Natalja), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Rakitjin), [[Gerben Kamper]] (Beljaew), [[Eric Nobbs]] (Matwej), [[David van der Merwe]] (Ighnatji), [[Elise Hibbert]] (Wjera),

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	1969: A [[PACT]] production at the [[Alexander Theatre]], presented in the [[Emlyn Williams]] version, was directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Lorna Cowell]], [[John Rogers]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[John Hayter]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Frank Douglass]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. Designs by [[Graham Brown]].		1969: A [[PACT]] production at the [[Alexander Theatre]], presented in the [[Emlyn Williams]] version, was directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Lorna Cowell]], [[John Rogers]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[John Hayter]], [[Erica Rogers]], [[Frank Douglass]] and [[Vivienne Drummond]]. Designs by [[Graham Brown]].

−	1979: The [[Pieter-Paul Fourie]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, '''n Maand op die Platteland'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[James Borthwick]] (Schaaf), [[Tilana Hanekom]] (Anna),	+	1979: The [[Pieter-Paul Fourie]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, '''n Maand op die Platteland'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[James Borthwick]] (Schaaf), [[Tilana Hanekom]] (Anna), [[Rika Sennett]] (Jelizawjeta), [[Petru Wessels]] (Natalja), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Rakitjin), [[Gerben kamper]] (Beljaew),