Léocadia - Revision history

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 == The original text ==
-It tells the story of a young nobleman who mourns the death of a Romanian opera singer, Léocadia Gardi, who is enticed out of his melancholy by  a young seamstress, Amanda, a look-alike of Léocadia,  used by his mother to cure him. The play premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940.
+The play, one of Anouilh's so-called "Pièces roses", tells the story of a young nobleman who mourns the tragic death of a Romanian opera singer, Léocadia Gardi, whom he has only known for three magic days. To enticed him out of his melancholy a staged re-enactment of that period is set up by his aunt, using Amanda, a young milliner and look-alike of Léocadia, to seduce him back to life. The play premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == The original text ==
-It tells the story of a young nobleman who mourns the death of a Romanian opera singer, Léocadia Gardi, whom he loved until the dream is shattered and a new love enters through a re-enactment of his past by Amanda, a look-alike of Léocadia. The play premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940.
+It tells the story of a young nobleman who mourns the death of a Romanian opera singer, Léocadia Gardi, who is enticed out of his melancholy by  a young seamstress, Amanda, a look-alike of Léocadia,  used by his mother to cure him. The play premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as ''[[Léocadia]]'' by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Donald Inskip]]. (Most probably done in English, using the Moyes translation, despite the title.)
+: Performed as ''[[Leocadia]]'' by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Donald Inskip]]. (Most probably done in English, using the Moyes translation, despite the title.)
 == Sources ==

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 Jeffrey Hatcher[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Hatcher] also did English adaption of the play called  ''[[To Fool the Eye]]'', based on a literal translation by Stephanie L. Debner. It was first performed at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, in October of 2000 - directed by John Miller-Stephany. The text was published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. in 2000.
-Translated as [[Leocadia]] by Timberlake Wertenbaker and published in the volume ''Anouilh: Plays 1'' by Bloomsbury, 1987.
+Translated as ''[[Leocadia]]'' by Timberlake Wertenbaker and published in the volume ''Anouilh: Plays 1'' by Bloomsbury, 1987.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 It tells the story of a young nobleman who mourns the death of a Romanian opera singer, Léocadia Gardi, whom he loved until the dream is shattered and a new love enters through a re-enactment of his past by Amanda, a look-alike of Léocadia. The play premiered in Paris at the Théâtre de la Michodière in Paris on 2 December 1940.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into English as ''[[Time Remembered]]'' by Patricia Moyes (1923-2000)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Moyes]. The translation was performed in London in 1955 with Paul Scofield, Margaret Rutherford, and Mary Ure in th eleads, and on Broadway in 1957 with Richard Burton, Helen Hayes, and Susan Strasberg, winning several awards.
+Translated and adapted into English as ''[[Time Remembered]]'' by Patricia Moyes (1923-2000)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Moyes] in 1954. The translation was first performed at the Theatre Royal, Brighton, on 25 October 1954, moving to London (1954-55), where it featured Paul Scofield, Margaret Rutherford, and Mary Ure in the leads. It was first performed  and at the Morosco Theatre on Broadway in 1957 with Richard Burton, Helen Hayes, and Susan Strasberg, winning several awards.
 Jeffrey Hatcher[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeffrey_Hatcher] also did English adaption of the play called  ''[[To Fool the Eye]]'', based on a literal translation by Stephanie L. Debner. It was first performed at the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, in October of 2000 - directed by John Miller-Stephany. The text was published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. in 2000.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed as ''[[Léocadia]]'' by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Donald Inskip]]. (Most probably done in English, possibly using the one by Moyes, or else one done by the Francophile Inskip himself.)
+: Performed as ''[[Léocadia]]'' by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Donald Inskip]]. (Most probably done in English, using the Moyes translation, despite the title.)
 == Sources ==

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		+	https://www.theguardian.com/news/2000/aug/22/guardianobituaries.crimebooks

	''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll, p. 915.		''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll, p. 915.

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 == Sources ==
-Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9ocadia].
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9ocadia.
 ''World Drama'' by Allardyce Nicoll, p. 915.