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 : Scheduled to open on 16 April, 1971, directed by [[Bartho Smit]] himself, with [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Kita Redelinghuys]], [[Trudi du Plessis]] and [[Pieter Joubert]]. However, the play was withdrawn at the last minute by the then Administrator of the Cape Province (in his capacity as chairman of the [[CAPAB]] Board). It was replaced by a performance of the ballet ''[[Sylvia]]'', and so the first play in [[Afrikaans]] to be presented in the theatre was ''[[Koning Lear]]'' (a translation of Shakespeare's ''[[King Lear]]''.)
-: Finally produced by [[PACT]] in 1973, directed by [[Francois Swart]] with [[Tine Balder]] (Christine), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Die Meisie), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Die Man) and [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Paul Harmse). The Pretoria run was also threatened with banning unless certain changes were made, including the excising of a number of profane words (including "God" and "hoer" ("whore"), the image of the crucified Jesus that simbolises the cloister had to be left out,  the young Christine was not to appear in her sheer underwear and Paul had to wear pyjamas over his underpants.
+: Finally produced by [[PACT]] in 1973, directed by [[Francois Swart]] with [[Tine Balder]] (Christine), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Die Meisie), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Die Man) and [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Paul Harmse). The Pretoria run was also threatened with banning unless certain changes were made, including the excising of a number of profane words (including "God" and "hoer" ("whore"), the image of the crucified Jesus that simbolises the cloister had to be left out,  the young Christine was not to appear in her sheer underwear and Paul had to wear pyjamas over his underpants. (Some  of the excised words were replaced once the play opened in the less conservative context of Johannesburg.)
 : ''[[Christine]]'' opened for [[CAPAB]] at the [[Arena Theatre]] of the [[Nico Malan Theatre Complex]] in an experimental production by [[Esther van Ryswyk]] on 26 May, a month after the author's death. The director was assisted by [[Fiona Coyne]], the set designed by [[David van Rijswijk]], lighting by [[Pieter de Swardt]]. [[Babs Laker]] played Christine, [[Percy Sieff]] Paul Harmse, [[Marion Holm]] was Die Meisie and [[Willie Fritz]] Die Man.

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 There have been two English translations: The one version was by [[Pieter Venter]] (who had translated ''[[Die Verminktes]]'' as  ''[[The Maimed]]'' in 196*), and the second version by [[Michael Rice]], published in [[Temple Hauptfleisch|Hauptfleisch]] and [[Ian Steadman|Steadman]]: ''[[South African Theatre: Four Plays and an Introduction]]'' by [[HAUM]] Educational in 1984.
-An adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, which  localized the action in [[Apartheid]] South Africa rather than in Nazi Germany, was done by [[Karolien Meyer]] in 2000 (see below), the cast of characters expanded to ten, with the original Nazi supporter ("The Man") replaced by the [[Afrikaner]] "Eugene Coetzee".
+An adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, which  localized the action in [[Apartheid]] South Africa rather than in Nazi Germany, was done by [[Karolien Dreyer]] in 2000 (see below), the cast of characters expanded to ten, with the original Nazi supporter ("The Man") replaced by the [[Afrikaner]] "Eugene Coetzee".
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 : A production by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in November, directed by [[Waldemar Schultz]], starring [[Chris Vorster]] as Paul Harmse, [[Ira Blanckenberg]] and [[Melina Dreyer]] alternating as "Christine", [[Launa Kotze]] and [[Judy-Ann Deacon]] alternating as "Meisie", [[Waldemar Schultz]] as "Man".
-: A localized adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, directed by [[Karolien Dreyer]], was presented by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at the [[Wits Downstairs]] Theatre,  opening on 3 May. The cast and characters consisted of the following [[BA Dramatic Art]] students: [[Luke Carstens]] ("Paul Harmse"), [[Sasha McDonald]] ("Christine"), [[Daniela Olivia Isaacs]] ("Young Christine"), [[Josie Potter]] ("Mistress"), [[Andrew Turner]] ("Eugene Coetzee"), [[Imran Garda]] ("Doctor"), [[Dylan Kerr Balkind]] ("Prosecutor"), [[Petronel Baard]] ("Judge"), [[Mpho Osei-Tutu]] ("Police Sergeant") and [[Janine Hornsby]] ("Caretaker").
+: A localized adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, directed by MA student [[Karolien Dreyer]], was presented by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at the [[Wits Downstairs]] Theatre,  opening on 3 May. The cast and characters consisted of the following [[BA Dramatic Art]] students: [[Luke Carstens]] ("Paul Harmse"), [[Sasha McDonald]] ("Christine"), [[Daniela Olivia Isaacs]] ("Young Christine"), [[Josie Potter]] ("Mistress"), [[Andrew Turner]] ("Eugene Coetzee"), [[Imran Garda]] ("Doctor"), [[Dylan Kerr Balkind]] ("Prosecutor"), [[Petronel Baard]] ("Judge"), [[Mpho Osei-Tutu]] ("Police Sergeant") and [[Janine Hornsby]] ("Caretaker"). Designs by [[Sheona Mitchley]] and [[Rayzelle Sham]]; Lighting design by [[Gerry Coughlan]].
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 : A production by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in November, directed by [[Waldemar Schultz]], starring [[Chris Vorster]] as Paul Harmse, [[Ira Blanckenberg]] and [[Melina Dreyer]] alternating as "Christine", [[Launa Kotze]] and [[Judy-Ann Deacon]] alternating as "Meisie", [[Waldemar Schultz]] as "Man".
-: A localized adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, directed by [[Karolien Dreyer]], was presented by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at the [[Wits Downstairs Theatre]],  opening on 3 May. The cast and characters consisted of the following [[BA Dramatic Art]] students: [[Luke Carstens]] ("Paul Harmse"), [[Sasha McDonald]] ("Christine"), [[Daniela Olivia Isaacs]] ("Young Christine"), [[Josie Potter]] ("Mistress"), [[Andrew Turner]] ("Eugene Coetzee"), [[Imran Garda]] ("Doctor"), [[Dylan Kerr Balkind]] ("Prosecutor"), [[Petronel Baard]] ("Judge"), [[Mpho Osei-Tutu]] ("Police Sergeant") and [[Janine Hornsby]] ("Caretaker").
+: A localized adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, directed by [[Karolien Dreyer]], was presented by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at the [[Wits Downstairs]] Theatre,  opening on 3 May. The cast and characters consisted of the following [[BA Dramatic Art]] students: [[Luke Carstens]] ("Paul Harmse"), [[Sasha McDonald]] ("Christine"), [[Daniela Olivia Isaacs]] ("Young Christine"), [[Josie Potter]] ("Mistress"), [[Andrew Turner]] ("Eugene Coetzee"), [[Imran Garda]] ("Doctor"), [[Dylan Kerr Balkind]] ("Prosecutor"), [[Petronel Baard]] ("Judge"), [[Mpho Osei-Tutu]] ("Police Sergeant") and [[Janine Hornsby]] ("Caretaker").
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 : Staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Gerben Kamper]], featuring [[Ernst Eloff]] (Paul Harmse), [[Petru Wessels]] (Christine), [[Dorette Nel]] (Die Meisie), and [[Hennie Baird]] (Die Man). Decor by [[Johan Badenhorst]].
-: A production by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in November, directed by [[Waldemar Schultz]], starring [[Chris Vorster]] as Paul Harmse, [[Ira Blanckenberg]] and [[Melina Dreyer]] alternating as "Christine", [[Launa Kotze]] and [[Judy-Ann Deacon]] alternating as "Meisie", [[Waldemar Schultz]] as Man.
+: A production by students of the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] was presented at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in November, directed by [[Waldemar Schultz]], starring [[Chris Vorster]] as Paul Harmse, [[Ira Blanckenberg]] and [[Melina Dreyer]] alternating as "Christine", [[Launa Kotze]] and [[Judy-Ann Deacon]] alternating as "Meisie", [[Waldemar Schultz]] as "Man".
-: A localized adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, directed by [[Karolien Dreyer]], was presented by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at the [[Wits Downstairs Theatre]],  opening on 3 May. The cast and characters consisted of: [[Luke Carstens]] (Paul),
+: A localized adaptation of the [[Michael Rice]] English version, directed by [[Karolien Dreyer]], was presented by the [[University of the Witwatersrand School of Dramatic Art]] at the [[Wits Downstairs Theatre]],  opening on 3 May. The cast and characters consisted of the following [[BA Dramatic Art]] students: [[Luke Carstens]] (Paul), [[Sasha McDonald]] ("Christine"), [[Daniela Olivia Isaacs]] ("Young Christine")
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