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Performance history in South Africa

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Sources

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	1964: The Le Roux translation, ''[[Die Dubbelbed]]'' was presented by [[PACT]] in the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, the [[National Theatre]], Pretoria and toured the Transvaal. [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] directed and acted with [[Joan Brink]]. Decor by [[Raimond Schoop]] and costumes by [[Margaret Louttit]].		1964: The Le Roux translation, ''[[Die Dubbelbed]]'' was presented by [[PACT]] in the [[Intimate Theatre]], Johannesburg, the [[National Theatre]], Pretoria and toured the Transvaal. [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] directed and acted with [[Joan Brink]]. Decor by [[Raimond Schoop]] and costumes by [[Margaret Louttit]].
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		+	1967: English version presented by the [[Dramatic Society of East London]], directed by [[Lynette Alexander]].

	1973: The Le Roux translation, ''[[Die Hemelbed]]'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Gerrit Geertsema]], with [[Anton Welman]] and [[Trudi du Plessis]]. Decor by [[David Sidey]] and costumes by [[Errol Ross]].		1973: The Le Roux translation, ''[[Die Hemelbed]]'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Gerrit Geertsema]], with [[Anton Welman]] and [[Trudi du Plessis]]. Decor by [[David Sidey]] and costumes by [[Errol Ross]].

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	Another [[Afrikaans]] translation, done from English by [[Fred le Roux]], has the alternative titles of either '''''[[Die Dubbelbed]]''''' ("the double bed") or '''''[[Die Hemelbed]]''''' (lit. “The heaven bed").		Another [[Afrikaans]] translation, done from English by [[Fred le Roux]], has the alternative titles of either '''''[[Die Dubbelbed]]''''' ("the double bed") or '''''[[Die Hemelbed]]''''' (lit. “The heaven bed").
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		+	Other adaptations include ''[[The Four Poster]]'' (a 1952 partially animated 1952 film starring Rex Harrison and Lilli Palmer), an Australian TV adaptation (1964) and the musical ''[[I Do! I Do!]]'' by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt (1966).

	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==

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 == The original text ==
-A two-hander about the wedding night of a newly married couple, the play was written in [[Dutch]] in 1942, while De Hartog was in hiding during the war. During his war-time exile in England, he sold the rights of the English version of his own English translation as ''[[The Fourposter]]'' to a company there, which did the first production of the play in 1949.
+A two-hander about  the trials and tribulations, laughters and sorrows, and hopes and disappointments experienced by Agnes and Michael throughout their marriage of thirty-five years, from 1890 to 1925. Written in [[Dutch]] in 1942, while De Hartog was in hiding during the war. During his subsequent war-time exile in England, he sold the rights of the English version of his own English translation as ''[[The Fourposter]]'' to Samuel French. There is mention of a London production of the play in 1949, but it is usually claimed that the real premiere of the play was 1951 Broadway production, directed by José Ferrer, which opened on October 24, 1951, at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, later moving to the John Golden Theatre to complete its 632-performance run.
 In later years the play was also performed in the Netherlands and the text published in [[Dutch]] in 1974.

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fourposter

	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Hartog		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_de_Hartog

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 == The original text ==
-A two-hander about the wedding night of a newly married couple, the play was written in [[Dutch]] in 1942, while De Hartog was in hiding during the war. While in exile in England, He sold the rights of the English version of his own English translation as ''[[The Fourposter]]'' to a company there, which did the first production of the play in 1949.
+A two-hander about the wedding night of a newly married couple, the play was written in [[Dutch]] in 1942, while De Hartog was in hiding during the war. During his war-time exile in England, he sold the rights of the English version of his own English translation as ''[[The Fourposter]]'' to a company there, which did the first production of the play in 1949.
 In later years the play was also performed in the Netherlands and the text published in [[Dutch]] in 1974.

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 == The original text ==
-Written in 1942, it is a two-hander about the wedding night of a newly married couple. An immensely popular play, it was originally performed in English as ''[[The Fourposter]]'' and only in later years in the Dutch original. The Dutch text was published in 1974.
+A two-hander about the wedding night of a newly married couple, the play was written in [[Dutch]] in 1942, but was originally performed in De Hartog's own English translation as ''[[The Fourposter]]''. It was only in later years that performances were done in the Dutch original. The Dutch text was published in 1974.
 ==Translations and adaptations==