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 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[PACT]], directed by the Greek director [[Costis Michaelides]] (assisted by [[Leonora Nel]]), starring [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as  Klutaimnestra at the [[Aula]], Pretoria and the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg. Other members of the cast were [[Francois Swart]] (Orestes), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Paidagogos), [[Marius Weyers]] (Pulades), [[Tine Balder]] (Elektra), [[Petru Wessels]] (Chrusothemis), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Aigisthos). Decor and costumes designed by [[Raimond Schoop]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' in the [[Aula]] by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]]. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[Elsabé Maré]], [[Elba Prinsloo]] and [[Tjaart Potgieter]]. The choir was drawn from university staff and students, and included [[Elise Botha]] and [[Estelle Zeeman]]. Decor and costumes designed by students under the guidance of [[Neels Hansen]], lighting by [[Jan van der Paauw]]
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' in the [[Aula]] by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]], opening on 30 September. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[Elsabé Maré]], [[Elba Prinsloo]] and [[Tjaart Potgieter]]. The choir was drawn from university staff and students, and included [[Elise Botha]] and [[Estelle Zeeman]]. Decor and costumes designed by students under the guidance of [[Neels Hansen]], lighting by [[Jan van der Paauw]]
 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Tine Balder]], starring [[Frikkie Engels]], [[Fred Nel]], [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Esther Brandt]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Deon Joubert]] and others.

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	[[University of Pretoria]] programme for ''[[Elektra]]'', 30/9/1966		[[University of Pretoria]] programme for ''[[Elektra]]'', 30/9/1966

		+	[[UTS]] theatre programme, 1968.
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		+	[[George Ballot]] scrapbooks. (Provisionally held in the [[ESAT Archive]], with the kind permission of Prof Muller Ballot[http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/ballotm.html] and consulted 2024-1925).

−	~~[[UTS]] theatre programme, 1968.~~

	[[Petru Wessels\|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.		[[Petru Wessels\|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.

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 [[B. van Zyl Smit]]. 2012. The Reception of Greek Tragedy in the "Old" and the "New" South Africa. ''[[Akroterion]]'' 48, March. (DOI:10.7445/48-0-96)
-''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(Sophocles)]
+''[[Wikipedia]]'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(Sophocles)]
 ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll, 1949.
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 [[PACT]] theatre programme, 1965.
 [[UTS]] theatre programme, 1968.

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 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[PACT]], directed by the Greek director [[Costis Michaelides]] (assisted by [[Leonora Nel]]), starring [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as  Klutaimnestra at the [[Aula]], Pretoria and the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg. Other members of the cast were [[Francois Swart]] (Orestes), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Paidagogos), [[Marius Weyers]] (Pulades), [[Tine Balder]] (Elektra), [[Petru Wessels]] (Chrusothemis), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Aigisthos). Decor and costumes designed by [[Raimond Schoop]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]]. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[Elsabé Maré]], [[Elba Prinsloo]] and [[Tjaart Potgieter]]. The choir was drawn from university staff and students, and included [[Elise Botha]] and [[Estelle Zeeman]].
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' in the [[Aula]] by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]]. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[Elsabé Maré]], [[Elba Prinsloo]] and [[Tjaart Potgieter]]. The choir was drawn from university staff and students, and included [[Elise Botha]] and [[Estelle Zeeman]]. Decor and costumes designed by students under the guidance of [[Neels Hansen]], lighting by [[Jan van der Paauw]]
 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Tine Balder]], starring [[Frikkie Engels]], [[Fred Nel]], [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Esther Brandt]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Deon Joubert]] and others.

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 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[PACT]], directed by the Greek director [[Costis Michaelides]] (assisted by [[Leonora Nel]]), starring [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as  Klutaimnestra at the [[Aula]], Pretoria and the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg. Other members of the cast were [[Francois Swart]] (Orestes), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Paidagogos), [[Marius Weyers]] (Pulades), [[Tine Balder]] (Elektra), [[Petru Wessels]] (Chrusothemis), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Aigisthos). Decor and costumes designed by [[Raimond Schoop]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]]. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[Elsabé Maré]], [[Elba Prinsloo]] and [[Tjaart Porgieter]]. The choir was drawn from university staff and students, and included [[Elise Botha]] and [[Estelle Zeeman]].
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]]. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[Elsabé Maré]], [[Elba Prinsloo]] and [[Tjaart Potgieter]]. The choir was drawn from university staff and students, and included [[Elise Botha]] and [[Estelle Zeeman]].
 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Tine Balder]], starring [[Frikkie Engels]], [[Fred Nel]], [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Esther Brandt]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Deon Joubert]] and others.

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 : Talfourd's [[burlesque]] version repeated ("by special request") by the [[Cape Town Dramatic Club]] in the [[Harrington Street Theatre]], Cape Town, on 7 September,  along with ''[[Nothing Venture, Nothing Win]]''  (Coyne)  and a performance of the brass band of the [[59th Regiment]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Elektra]]'' was staged by [[PACT]], directed by the Greek director [[Costis Michaelides]] (assisted by [[Leonora Nel]]), starring [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as  Klutaimnestra at the [[Aula]], Pretoria and the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg. Other members of the cast were [[Francois Swart]] (Orestes), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Paidagogos), [[Marius Weyers]] (Pulades), [[Tine Balder]] (Elektra), [[Petru Wessels]] (Chrusothemis), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Aigisthos). Decor and costumes designed by [[Raimond Schoop]].
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]''  by [[PACT]], directed by the Greek director [[Costis Michaelides]] (assisted by [[Leonora Nel]]), starring [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as  Klutaimnestra at the [[Aula]], Pretoria and the [[Civic Theatre]], Johannesburg. Other members of the cast were [[Francois Swart]] (Orestes), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Paidagogos), [[Marius Weyers]] (Pulades), [[Tine Balder]] (Elektra), [[Petru Wessels]] (Chrusothemis), [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Aigisthos). Decor and costumes designed by [[Raimond Schoop]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Elektra]]'' was presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Tine Balder]], starring [[Frikkie Engels]], [[Fred Nel]], [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Esther Brandt]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Deon Joubert]] and others.
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation the Sophocles play performed as ''[[Elektra]]'' by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]]. Adapted and directed by [[Truida Louw]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[George Ballot]], [[Laurens Cilliers]], [[Lerina Erasmus]], [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Lianda Martin]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]], [[]],
 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation performed in the [[Aula]] by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]] in February, directed by [[Neels Hansen]], with [[Lerina Erasmus]] as "Elektra", [[Fred Steyn]] as "Orestes" and the renowned Greek actress [[Aleka Katseli]] as "Klutaimnestra". The rest of the roles were played by drama students. (Though the play was done in [[Afrikaans]], Katseli performed her role in the original Greek.   In addition she also wore the costume she had worn in Michael Cacoyannis's famous film of ''[[Elektra]]'' in 1962).

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra
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		+	[[B. van Zyl Smit]]. 2012. The Reception of Greek Tragedy in the "Old" and the "New" South Africa. ''[[Akroterion]]'' 48, March. (DOI:10.7445/48-0-96)

	''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(Sophocles)]		''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electra_(Sophocles)]

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 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Elektra]]'' was presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in June, directed by [[Tine Balder]], starring [[Frikkie Engels]], [[Fred Nel]], [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Esther Brandt]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Deon Joubert]] and others.
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation performed in the [[Aula]] by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]] in February, directed by [[Neels Hansen]], with [[Lerina Erasmus]] as "Elektra", [[Fred Steyn]] as "Orestes" and the renowned Greek actress [[Aleka Katseli]] as "Klutaimnestra". Though the play was in [[Afrikaans]] she performed her role in the original Greek.   (In addition she also wore the costume she had worn in Michael Cacoyannis's famous film of ''[[Elektra]]'' in 196*). The rest of the roles were played by drama students.
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation performed in the [[Aula]] by the Drama Department of the [[University of Pretoria]] in February, directed by [[Neels Hansen]], with [[Lerina Erasmus]] as "Elektra", [[Fred Steyn]] as "Orestes" and the renowned Greek actress [[Aleka Katseli]] as "Klutaimnestra". The rest of the roles were played by drama students. (Though the play was done in [[Afrikaans]], Katseli performed her role in the original Greek.   In addition she also wore the costume she had worn in Michael Cacoyannis's famous film of ''[[Elektra]]'' in 1962).
 : ''[[Electra]]'' by Sophocles, as adapted by Barton and Cavander, directed by [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]] for the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]], in September in the [[Little Libertas Theatre]]. The cast: [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Tania Strauss]], [[Nina Swart]], [[James Lapping]], [[Carlien Mostert]], [[Susan Rabe]], [[Keith Bain]].