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−	~~''[[Exit the King]]'' (French: ''~~[[Le Roi se Meurt]]'') is an absurdist drama by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco] that premiered in 1962. It is the third in Ionesco's ''[[Berenger Cycle]]'', preceded by ''[[The Killer]]'' (1958) and ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' (1959), and followed by ''[[A Stroll in the Air]]'' (1963).	+	#REDIRECT [[Le Roi se Meurt]]
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−	~~''Le Roi se meurt'' has also been translated as ''[[The Ceremony]]''.~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
−	~~Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' circa 1966.~~
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−	~~Published as a performance text by [[DALRO]] in 1970.~~
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−	~~Published by [[HAUM-Literêr]] (1984) in ''Bartho Smit-vertalings; 1'', also including ''[[Die Les]]'' and ''[[Die Renosters]]''.~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
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−	1966: Produced (in English?) by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch\|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] in the [[Botha Hall]] in May 1966, directed by [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and starring [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[John Cartwright]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Rina la Grange]], [[Woutrine Theron]], [[Piers Nicholson]]. This production was subsequently staged in the [[Beattie Theatre]] in Cape Town.
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−	~~1967: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' [[SATS]].~~
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−	1969: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' by [[CAPAB]]. Direction, décor and costumes by [[Jo Gevers]] with [[Louw Verwey]], [[Kita Redelinghuys]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]]. This production opened in the [[Bellville Stadskouburg]] on 28 January 1969 and in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 3 February 1969, after which it was taken on tour to Paarl, Worcester, Ceres, Strand, Port Elizabeth ([[Opera House]] 18-22 February), Grahamstown, East London ([[Guild Theatre]] 27 February - 1 March), Stellenbosch ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 4-8 March).
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−	~~1970: Presented by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, directed by [[Peter Kleinschmidt]], from 17 December 1970 to 2 January 1971.~~
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−	~~1972: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Dinkteater]]/[[Think Theatre]], Pretoria, directed by [[Danie Burger]].~~
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−	~~1977: Performed by the experimental theatre company [[Fringe]], directed by [[Dawie Malan]]).~~
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−	1982: Presented by [[Stud Productions]], directed by [[Dawie Malan]] in the The [[Laager]] opening 21 June 1982, starring [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Ralph Lawson]], [[Beverley Melnick]], [[Deon Stewardson]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Brümilda van Rensburg]], [[Warwick Greenaway]].
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−	1983: Presented by Natal University (Durban) at the [[National Arts Festival]] Student Drama in 1983, directed and set designed by [[Themi Venturas]], stage manager [[Linda Nichol]]. The cast included [[Mark Faith]], [[Irene Theotokatos]], [[Brenda Radloff]], [[Robyn Glenn]], [[Bradley Mart]], [[Maureen Lahoud]], [[Christopher Wells\|Chris Wells]], [[Terance Zeeman]], [[Robert Sember]].
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−	1984: Presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Arena Theatre\|Nico Arena]] opening 14 September 1984, directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] starring [[David Dennis]], [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Megan Kruskal]], [[Jennifer Steyn]], [[Victoria Bawcombe]] and [[Romano Gorlei]]. Design by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting design by [[Pieter de Swardt]].
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−	~~1997: Performed in English by the [[UCT Drama Department]], 1997, directed by Cory McLeod, costumes by [[Clare Berlein]].~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
−	~~Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit_the_King].~~
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−	~~UTS theatre programme 1966.~~
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−	~~[[ESAT Bibliography I\|Inskip, Donald P.]], 1972. p.152.~~
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−	~~''Die Koning Sterf'' theatre programme, 1969.~~
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−	~~''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(3), 1969.~~
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−	~~[[NELM]]: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 12. 31 (PEMADS production).~~
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−	~~''Exit the King'' theatre programme. CAPAB 1984.~~
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−	~~''Die Burger'' 20 Sept 2013.~~
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−	~~National Arts Festival programme, 1983.~~
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−	~~Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography\|ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 E\|E]] in Plays II Foreign Plays~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries~~]]

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]''.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' circa 1966.
 Published as a performance text by [[DALRO]] in 1970.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' presented by [[SATS]].
+: Produced (in English?) by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] in the [[Botha Hall]] in May 1966, directed by [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and starring [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[John Cartwright]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Rina la Grange]], [[Woutrine Theron]], [[Piers Nicholson]]. This production was subsequently staged in the [[Beattie Theatre]] in Cape Town.
-: ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'': Direction, décor and costumes by [[Jo Gevers]] for [[CAPAB]], opening in the [[Bellville Stadskouburg]] on 28 January 1969 and in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 3 February 1969. The cast: [[Louw Verwey]], [[Kita Redelinghuys]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]]. This production was taken on tour to Paarl, Worcester, Ceres, Strand, Port Elizabeth ([[Opera House]] 18-22 February), Grahamstown, East London ([[Guild Theatre]] 27 February - 1 March), Stellenbosch ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 4-8 March).
+: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' [[SATS]].
 : Presented by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, directed by [[Peter Kleinschmidt]], from 17 December 1970 to 2 January 1971.
-: Performed in Afrikaans by [[Dinkteater]]/[[Think Theatre]], Pretoria (1972?*, directed by [[Danie Burger]].
+: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Dinkteater]]/[[Think Theatre]], Pretoria, directed by [[Danie Burger]].
-: Performed by the experimental theatre company [[Fringe]] (1977, dir [[Dawie Malan]]).
+: Performed by the experimental theatre company [[Fringe]], directed by [[Dawie Malan]]).
 : Presented by [[Stud Productions]], directed by [[Dawie Malan]] in the The [[Laager]] opening 21 June 1982, starring [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Ralph Lawson]], [[Beverley Melnick]], [[Deon Stewardson]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Brümilda van Rensburg]], [[Warwick Greenaway]].

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 : Productions in South Africa include [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch|University Theatre Stellenbosch]] in the Botha Hall in May 1966, produced by [[Jocelyn de Bruyn]] and starring [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[John Cartwright]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Rina la Grange]], [[Woutrine Theron]], [[Piers Nicholson]]. This production was subsequently staged in the [[Beattie Theatre]] in Cape Town.
-: ''Die Koning Sterf'' presented by [[SATS]].
+: ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' presented by [[SATS]].
-: ''Die Koning Sterf'': Direction, décor and costumes by [[Jo Gevers]] for [[CAPAB]], opening in the Bellville Stadskouburg on 28 January 1969 and in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 3 February 1969. The cast: [[Louw Verwey]], [[Kita Redelinghuys]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]]. This production was taken on tour to Paarl, Worcester, Ceres, Strand, Port Elizabeth ([[Opera House]] 18-22 February), Grahamstown, East London ([[Guild Theatre]] 27 February - 1 March), Stellenbosch ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 4-8 March).
+: ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'': Direction, décor and costumes by [[Jo Gevers]] for [[CAPAB]], opening in the [[Bellville Stadskouburg]] on 28 January 1969 and in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] on 3 February 1969. The cast: [[Louw Verwey]], [[Kita Redelinghuys]], [[Bie Engelen]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]]. This production was taken on tour to Paarl, Worcester, Ceres, Strand, Port Elizabeth ([[Opera House]] 18-22 February), Grahamstown, East London ([[Guild Theatre]] 27 February - 1 March), Stellenbosch ([[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 4-8 March).
 : Presented by [[PEMADS]] at the [[Little Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, directed by [[Peter Kleinschmidt]], from 17 December 1970 to 2 January 1971.
-: [[Dinkteater]]/[[Think Theatre]], Pretoria (1972?*, dir [[Danie Burger]]).
+: Performed in Afrikaans by [[Dinkteater]]/[[Think Theatre]], Pretoria (1972?*, directed by [[Danie Burger]].
-: By the experimental theatre company [[Fringe]] (1977, dir [[Dawie Malan]]).
+: Performed by the experimental theatre company [[Fringe]] (1977, dir [[Dawie Malan]]).
 : Presented by [[Stud Productions]], directed by [[Dawie Malan]] in the The [[Laager]] opening 21 June 1982, starring [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Ralph Lawson]], [[Beverley Melnick]], [[Deon Stewardson]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Brümilda van Rensburg]], [[Warwick Greenaway]].
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 : Presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Arena Theatre|Nico Arena]] opening 14 September 1984, directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] starring [[David Dennis]], [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Megan Kruskal]], [[Jennifer Steyn]], [[Victoria Bawcombe]] and [[Romano Gorlei]]. Design by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting design by [[Pieter de Swardt]].
-: UCT Drama Department, 1997, directed by Cory McLeod, costumes by [[Clare Berlein]].
+: Performed in English by the [[UCT Drama Department]], 1997, directed by Cory McLeod, costumes by [[Clare Berlein]].
 == Sources ==

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]''. Published by HAUM-Literêr (1984) in ''Bartho Smit-vertalings; 1'', also including ''[[Die Les]]'' and ''[[Die Renosters]]''.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]''.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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−	''[[Exit the King]]'' (French: ''[[Le Roi se ~~meurt~~]]'') is an absurdist drama by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco] that premiered in 1962. It is the third in Ionesco's ''[[Berenger Cycle]]'', preceded by ''[[The Killer]]'' (1958) and ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' (1959), and followed by ''[[A Stroll in the Air]]'' (1963).	+	''[[Exit the King]]'' (French: ''[[Le Roi se Meurt]]'') is an absurdist drama by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco] that premiered in 1962. It is the third in Ionesco's ''[[Berenger Cycle]]'', preceded by ''[[The Killer]]'' (1958) and ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' (1959), and followed by ''[[A Stroll in the Air]]'' (1963).

	''Le Roi se meurt'' has also been translated as ''[[The Ceremony]]''.		''Le Roi se meurt'' has also been translated as ''[[The Ceremony]]''.

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-''Exit the King'' (French: ''Le Roi se meurt'') is an absurdist drama by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco] that premiered in 1962. It is the third in Ionesco's ''Berenger Cycle'', preceded by ''[[The Killer]]'' (1958) and ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' (1959), and followed by ''[[A Stroll in the Air]]'' (1963).
+''[[Exit the King]]'' (French: ''[[Le Roi se meurt]]'') is an absurdist drama by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco] that premiered in 1962. It is the third in Ionesco's ''[[Berenger Cycle]]'', preceded by ''[[The Killer]]'' (1958) and ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' (1959), and followed by ''[[A Stroll in the Air]]'' (1963).
-''Le Roi se meurt'' has also been translated as ''The Ceremony''.
+''Le Roi se meurt'' has also been translated as ''[[The Ceremony]]''.
 ==Translations and adaptations==