En attendant Godot - Revision history

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 : A production of the play was directed by [[Athol Fugard]] in the [[AMDA]] [[Rehearsal Room]], with a cast including [[Connie Mabaso]] (Estragon) [[David Phetoe]] (Vladimir), [[Gilbert Xaba]] and [[Job Mnisi]].
-: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]] Department of Speech and Drama at the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Robert Mohr]], starring [[Frank Lazarus]] (Extragon), [[John Mitchell]] (Vladimir), [[Joey Wishnia]] (Lucky), [[Roy Sargeant]] (Pozzo) and Chronis Papacostas (A Boy). Set designed by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Helen Rooza]], lighting by [[Cliff Taylor]].
+: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town Department of Speech and Drama]] at the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Robert Mohr]], starring [[Frank Lazarus]] (Extragon), [[John Mitchell]] (Vladimir), [[Joey Wishnia]] (Lucky), [[Roy Sargeant]] (Pozzo) and Chronis Papacostas (A Boy). Set designed by [[Keith Anderson]], costumes by [[Helen Rooza]], lighting by [[Cliff Taylor]].
 : A [[PACOFS]] production, directed by [[Bill Smuts]] with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[William Egan]], [[George Barnes]] and [[Leon Cloete]], performed in Bloemfontein and in Pretoria for [[PACT]].

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		+	Three typed copies of the English text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives. One has been retained and is now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]] ([[PARC]]) at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

	''Business Day'', 7 September 2010.		''Business Day'', 7 September 2010.

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	E-mail correspondence from [[Wim Vorster]] (27 November, 2024).		E-mail correspondence from [[Wim Vorster]] (27 November, 2024).
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		+	Robyn Cohen. 'Young SA actors are in good company with Siyasanga'. [[IOL]]. 4 April 2011. https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/young-sa-actors-are-in-good-company-with-siyasanga-1051506

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	2010: After two years of touring with a critically acclaimed production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', British actor Ian McKellen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen] and his cast were in SA to perform Beckett's seminal play at The [[Fugard Theatre]] in July-August. The play was directed by [[Sean Mathias]] and besides Sir Ian, the cast included Roger Rees, Matthew Kelly and Brendan O'Hea. The lighting design was by [[Mannie Manim]] and the producer was [[Eric Abraham]].		2010: After two years of touring with a critically acclaimed production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', British actor Ian McKellen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen] and his cast were in SA to perform Beckett's seminal play at The [[Fugard Theatre]] in July-August. The play was directed by [[Sean Mathias]] and besides Sir Ian, the cast included Roger Rees, Matthew Kelly and Brendan O'Hea. The lighting design was by [[Mannie Manim]] and the producer was [[Eric Abraham]].
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		+	2011: An abridged version presented by [[Siyasanga Theatre Company]].

	2024: ''[[Ons wag vir Godot]]'', [[Naòmi Morgan]]'s [[Afrikaans]] translation, performed in the ''[[Scaena Theatre]]'' in July, as part of the ''[[Vrystaat Kunstefees]]''. Produced by Ahumba en [[Walter Strydom]] and sponsored by [[NATi]]. Directed and designed by [[Dion van Niekerk]] with [[Chris Vorster]] (Vladimir), [[Charl Henning]] (Estragon), [[Peter Taljaard]] (Pozzo) and [[Gerben Kamper]] (Lucky) The boy/messneger was played by [[Sibalwe Jokani]].		2024: ''[[Ons wag vir Godot]]'', [[Naòmi Morgan]]'s [[Afrikaans]] translation, performed in the ''[[Scaena Theatre]]'' in July, as part of the ''[[Vrystaat Kunstefees]]''. Produced by Ahumba en [[Walter Strydom]] and sponsored by [[NATi]]. Directed and designed by [[Dion van Niekerk]] with [[Chris Vorster]] (Vladimir), [[Charl Henning]] (Estragon), [[Peter Taljaard]] (Pozzo) and [[Gerben Kamper]] (Lucky) The boy/messneger was played by [[Sibalwe Jokani]].

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 : After two years of touring with a critically acclaimed production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'', British actor Ian McKellen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_McKellen] and his cast were in SA to perform Beckett's seminal play at The [[Fugard Theatre]] in July-August. The play was directed by [[Sean Mathias]] and besides Sir Ian, the cast included Roger Rees, Matthew Kelly and Brendan O'Hea.  The lighting design was by [[Mannie Manim]] and the producer was [[Eric Abraham]].
-: ''[[Ons wag vir Godot]]'', [[Naòmi Morgan]]'s [[Afrikaans]] translation, performed in the  ''[[Scaena Theatre]]'' in July, as part of the ''[[Vrystaat Fees]]''. Produced by Ahumba en [[Walter Strydom]] and sponsored by [[NATi]]. Directed and designed by [[Dion van Niekerk]] with [[Chris Vorster]] (Vladimir), [[Charl Henning]] (Estragon), [[Peter Taljaard]] (Pozzo) and [[Gerben Kamper]] (Lucky) The boy/messneger was played by [[Sibalwe Jokani]].
+: ''[[Ons wag vir Godot]]'', [[Naòmi Morgan]]'s [[Afrikaans]] translation, performed in the  ''[[Scaena Theatre]]'' in July, as part of the ''[[Vrystaat Kunstefees]]''. Produced by Ahumba en [[Walter Strydom]] and sponsored by [[NATi]]. Directed and designed by [[Dion van Niekerk]] with [[Chris Vorster]] (Vladimir), [[Charl Henning]] (Estragon), [[Peter Taljaard]] (Pozzo) and [[Gerben Kamper]] (Lucky) The boy/messneger was played by [[Sibalwe Jokani]].
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 Photograph (1962 production) held by [[NELM]]: Photograph collection, large format [Collection: MISCELLANEOUS]: 2005. 20. 71.
-[[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119.
+[[Donald P. Inskip]] 1977.  ''Stage by Stage: The [[Leonard Schach]] Story''. Cape Town: [[Howard Timmins]], p 119.
 Theatre programmes [[Little Theatre]] (1955), UCT (1965) and [[Baxter Theatre]] (1980).

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 https://versindaba.co.za/2024/10/08/boekbespreking-ons-wag-vir-godot-deur-samuel-beckett-vertaal-deur-naomi-morgan/
-[[ESAT Bibliography Scha|Schach]] 1996.
+[[Leonard Schach]] 1996. ''The Flag is Flying: A Very Personal History of Theatre in the Old South Africa''. Cape Town: [[Human and Rousseau]].
 E-mail correspondence from [[Wim Vorster]] (27 November, 2024).

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 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Beckett
-Theatre programme (PACOFS 1970): [[NELM]] [Collection: Performing Arts Council Orange Free State (PACOFS)]: 2009. 67. 1. 2. 49).
+Theatre programme ([[PACOFS]] 1970): [[NELM]] [Collection: Performing Arts Council Orange Free State (PACOFS)]: 2009. 67. 1. 2. 49).
 Three black and white photographs of  scenes from the [[PACOFS]] production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''. Directed by [[Bill Smuts]], 1970.
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 [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119.
-Theatre programmes Little Theatre (1955), UCT (1965) and Baxter (1980).
+Theatre programmes [[Little Theatre]] (1955), UCT (1965) and [[Baxter Theatre]] (1980).
-''PACT Info'' (1), 1991-1992.
+''[[PACT]] Info'' (1), 1991-1992.
-[[Die Beeld]], 26 June, 2001.
+''[[Die Beeld]]'', 26 June, 2001.
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 In 2015 [[Maude Sandham]] and [[Rachael Neary]] , two young theatre-makers in South Africa, created and performed '''''[[Actress & Girl]]''''', a two-woman play based on ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''. First performed at the [[Musho! Festival]] in 2015, produced by [[Masidlale Productions]].[http://original-vs-copy.interartive.org/2015/07/jacobs/]
-In 2024 [[Naòmi Morgan]] obtained permission from the Samuel Beckett will and Editions de Minuit to translate the piece into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Ons wag vir Godot]]''''', utilizing both the French and the English versions (''[[En attendant Godot]]'' and ''[[Waiting for Godot]]'').  First performed in as  in 2024 and published by [[Naledi]] in a limited edition of 300.
+In 2024 [[Naòmi Morgan]] obtained permission from the Samuel Beckett will and Editions de Minuit to translate the piece into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Ons wag vir Godot]]''''', utilizing both the French and the English versions (''[[En attendant Godot]]'' and '''''[[Waiting for Godot]]''''').  First performed in as  in 2024 and published by [[Naledi]] in a limited edition of 300.
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 == The original text ==
-One of the most influential plays of the twentieth century, Beckett's [[Absurd|Absurdist]] masterpiece of two clowns waiting for the "coming" of the enigmatic "Godot" has been performed in numerous guises across the world by professionals, amateurs and students.
+One of the most influential plays of the twentieth century, Beckett's [[Absurd theatre|Absurdist]] masterpiece of two clowns waiting for the "coming" of the enigmatic "Godot" has been performed in numerous guises across the world by professionals, amateurs and students.
 The original French text was composed between 9 October 1948 and 29 January 1949, the text published by Les Éditions de Minuit in 1952 and first performed on 5 January 1953 at the Théâtre de Babylone, Paris, directed by Roger Blin.