Julius Caesar - Revision history

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Sources

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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

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SeZaR by by Yaël Farber (2001)

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South African translations

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South African translations

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		+	[[Walter Greyvenstein\|Greyvenstein, Walter]] 1988. ''The history and development of children's theatre in English in South Africa''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Johannesburg: [[Rand Afrikaans University]].

	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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		+	1905: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] and his company in August at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in, Johannesburg and as part of his touring repertoire.

	1907: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] as part of his "Grand Shakespeare Festival" mounted at [[His Majesty's]] in April 1907.		1907: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] as part of his "Grand Shakespeare Festival" mounted at [[His Majesty's]] in April 1907.

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		+	1907: Presented by [[Leonard Rayne]] as part of his "Grand Shakespeare Festival" mounted at [[His Majesty's]] in April 1907.

	1930: Presented by the students of the [[Diocesan Teachers Training College]] in Pietersburg (now Polokwane).		1930: Presented by the students of the [[Diocesan Teachers Training College]] in Pietersburg (now Polokwane).

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 == [[Setswana]]: ==
-Translated as ''[[Dintshontsho tsa bo-Julius Kesara]]''  by [[Sol.T. Plaatje]], published by [[Wits University Press]], 1937.
+Translated as ''[[Dintshontsho tsa bo-Julius Kesara]]''  by [[Sol T. Plaatje]], published by [[Wits University Press]], 1937.
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 = Performance history in South Africa =
 : Possibly performed in English by [[H. Booth]] and [[All the World's a Stage]] in Cape Town, as part of a series of Shakespearian works they offered.
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 : The "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' was performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Keiskama Hoek by the Sargeants of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] on June 13 and 17,  the characters of Brutus and Cassius being played by Sergeant-Major [[T.H. Smith]] and Sergeant [[J. Lydon]]. Also performed were the plays ''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' (Scott/Dibdin) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (Jerrold), and  an interlude by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]. ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
 : Presented by the students of the [[Diocesan Teachers Training College]] in Pietersburg (now Polokwane).
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 : An adaptation was staged in September 1995 at the [[Windybrow Arts Centre]] and in the [[Momentum Theatre]] at the [[State Theatre]], directed by [[Walter Chakela]], with a cast including [[Professor Mavuso]], [[James Whyle]], [[Juanita Strydom]].
 : ''[[SeZaR]]'', an adaptation by [[Yael Farber]], was staged at the [[Grahamstown Festival]]

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	1861: The "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' was performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Keiskama Hoek by the Sargeants of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] on June 13 and 17, the characters of Brutus and Cassius being played by Sergeant-Major [[T.H. Smith]] and Sergeant [[J. Lydon]]. Also performed were the plays ''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' (Scott/Dibdin) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (Jerrold), and an interlude by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]. ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''		1861: The "Quarrel Scene," from ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' was performed in the [[Garrison Theatre]] at Keiskama Hoek by the Sargeants of the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]] on June 13 and 17, the characters of Brutus and Cassius being played by Sergeant-Major [[T.H. Smith]] and Sergeant [[J. Lydon]]. Also performed were the plays ''[[The Lady of the Lake]]'' (Scott/Dibdin) and ''[[Cool as a Cucumber]]'' (Jerrold), and an interlude by the [[Ethiopian Serenaders]]. ''(For more on contemporary responses to the performances, see the entry on the [[North Lincolnshire Regiment of Foot]])''
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		+	1930: Presented by the students of the [[Diocesan Teachers Training College]] in Pietersburg (now Polokwane).

	1932: Produced by [[Alfred Holtzer]] at the [[Hiddingh Hall]], Cape Town, starring [[Leonard Schach]] as Artemidorus and [[Joyce Bradley]] as Portia.		1932: Produced by [[Alfred Holtzer]] at the [[Hiddingh Hall]], Cape Town, starring [[Leonard Schach]] as Artemidorus and [[Joyce Bradley]] as Portia.

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	[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].		[[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].
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	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 Premièred at the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 2001, directed by [[Yaël Farber]], with [[Hope Sprinter Sekgobela]] (SeZaR), [[Menzi Ngubane]] (Brutas), [[Tumisho Masha]] (Kassius), [[Tony Kgoroge]] (Mark Anthony (''sic'')), [[Siyabonga Twala]] (Sinna, Oktavius and sangoma), [[Mary Twala]] (Soothsayer), [[Mmabatho Mogomotsi]] (Porshia) and [[Keketso Semoko]] (Kalpurnia).
-The same production, after a run in England, was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in February 2002.
+There were also two successful runs at the Oxford Playhouse and another in Winchester in the United Kingdom. This was followed by an 8-week tour of the UK. The same production was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] in February 2002.
 The work received a total of four [[FNB Vita Awards]].

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 The play a hugely popular prescribed work for schools and university English courses, as well as productions by schools, Repertory societies, Shakespeare societies and the like.
-It has been translated into a number of [[South African languages]], including:
+Besides the original English (and simplified versions of it), it has also been translated into a number of [[South African languages]], including:
 ==[[Afrikaans]]:==

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	Translated as ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl\|Anna S. Pohl]], and broadcast by the [[SABC]] on 20 November 1964, directed by [[Monica Breedt]]. Broadcast again on 23 July 1965. The text published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1966).		Translated as ''[[Julius Caesar]]'' by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl\|Anna S. Pohl]], and broadcast by the [[SABC]] on 20 November 1964, directed by [[Monica Breedt]]. Broadcast again on 23 July 1965. The text published by [[J.L. van Schaik]] in 1966).
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