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	[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 144, 147-8 (a summary of Brough's [[burlesque]]), 231-236.		[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 144, 147-8 (a summary of Brough's [[burlesque]]), 231-236.
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		+	[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

	[[Third World Bunfight]] [http://www.thirdworldbunfight.co.za/productions/medeia.html]		[[Third World Bunfight]] [http://www.thirdworldbunfight.co.za/productions/medeia.html]

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 : In 1986 the play was designed and directed by [[John Giese]] for the [[EOAN Group|Eoan Theatre Group]]. The cast included [[Theresa Cloete]], [[Raffaele Sabatini]], [[Veronica Edwards]], [[Neil Stoffberg]], [[Edgar Whitley]], [[ Bernadette Stevens]], [[Wendy Ely]], [[Estelle Webster]], [[Shamien Essack]], [[Joseph Mitchell]], performed in the [[Baxter Theatre|Baxter Studio]].
-: An adaptation was staged by [[Jazzart]] and [[Magnet Theatre]] in [[The Arena]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1994, directed by [[Mark Fleishman]] and [[Jennie Reznek]], with [[Bo Petersen]] (Medea) and [[Kurt Wustmann]] (Jason), [[Jay Pather]], [[Dawn Langdown]] and [[Heinrich Reisenhofer]]. Choreography by [[Alfred Hinkel]]. This production went to the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1995 and the [[Market Theatre]] in 1996.
+: An adaptation was staged by [[Jazzart]] and [[Magnet Theatre]] in [[The Arena]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in 1994, directed by [[Mark Fleishman]] and [[Jennie Reznek]], with [[Bo Petersen]] (Medea) and [[Kurt Wustmann]] (Jason), [[Jay Pather]], [[Dawn Langdown]], [[Sifiso Kweyama]], [[Penny Colleen Swain]], [[Busisiwe Ngebulana]], [[Randall Dirks]], [[Sbonakaliso Ndaba]],  [[Mpotseng Shuping]], [[Simpiwe Magazi]]  and [[Heinrich Reisenhofer]]. Choreography by [[Alfred Hinkel]]. This production went to the [[Grahamstown Festival]] in 1995 and the [[Market Theatre]] in 1996.
 : A translation into [[Afrikaans]] of this text by [[Arnold Blumer]] was directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] for [[TEATERteater]] at [[Woordfees]] 2011 and [[Aardklop festival|Aardklop]] 2012, with [[Coba-Maryn Wilsenach]] as Medea.

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 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation was first staged by [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]], opening at the [[Aardklop]] Festival in September 2002, directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] and co-directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]]. The cast included [[Anthea Thompson]], [[Alyzzander Fourie]] and [[Cobus Rossouw]]. Basson was awarded [[Beeld]] Plus's [[Aardvarkprys]] award for innovative work for his design and direction of this production.
-: A new production of the Afrikaans text was done for the [[Woordfees]] at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, directed by [[Marthinus Basson]], with [[Neels van Jaarsveld]],  [[Anthea Thompson]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]] and [[Jannie Gagiano]].
+: A new production of the [[Afrikaans]] text was done for the [[Woordfees]] at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, directed by [[Marthinus Basson]], with [[Neels van Jaarsveld]],  [[Anthea Thompson]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]] and [[Jannie Gagiano]].
 : The [[Woordfees]] production was performed at the [[KKNK]] festival in Oudtshoorn in April.

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	https://www.amazon.com/Medea-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0573612250		https://www.amazon.com/Medea-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0573612250
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		+	https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/448951

	Facsimile version of the 1856 Lacy edition of Brough's burlesque, ''Hathi Trust Digital Archive''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112041362572;view=1up;seq=6]		Facsimile version of the 1856 Lacy edition of Brough's burlesque, ''Hathi Trust Digital Archive''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112041362572;view=1up;seq=6]

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 ===The original text===
-American poet Robinson Jeffers wrote a distilled version of the Euripides play, presenting Medea as the aggressive daughter of a king, ready to take revenge on Jason.
+American poet Robinson Jeffers wrote a distilled verse adaptation of the Euripides play especially for the actress Judith Anderson. Presenting Medea as the aggressive daughter of a king, ready to take revenge on Jason, it spoke to public sensibilities of the time.
-The text was praised by audiuences and critics alike and in the debut production in 1946, Judith Anderson was triumphant as "Medea" in New York, winning the Tony Award as Best Actress. Revived with Zoe Caldwell in 1982
+The play became one of the outstanding successes of the 1940s, in the eyes of audiences and critics alike, winning the triumphant Judith Anderson the Tony Award as Best Actress. Revived with Zoe Caldwell in 1982
 ===South African performances===

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	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough		https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Barnabas_Brough
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		+	https://www.amazon.com/Medea-Robinson-Jeffers/dp/0573612250

	Facsimile version of the 1856 Lacy edition of Brough's burlesque, ''Hathi Trust Digital Archive''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112041362572;view=1up;seq=6]		Facsimile version of the 1856 Lacy edition of Brough's burlesque, ''Hathi Trust Digital Archive''[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112041362572;view=1up;seq=6]

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	===The original text===		===The original text===
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		+	In the debut production in 1946, Judith Anderson was triumphant as "Medea" in New York, winning the Tony Award as Best Actress. Revived with Zoe Caldwell in 1982

	===South African performances===		===South African performances===

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 : The English adaptation by American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Jeffers] was staged by the Durban [[Lyric Theatre]] Company, directed by [[Peter Curtis]] (billed as [[Peter Craig]]) with [[Lydia Lindeque]] as "Medea".
-: Presumably the text used by [[Peter Curtis]] when he directed a production of ''[[Medea]]'' for the University of Cape Town, probably at the [[Little Theatre]].
+: Presumably the text used by [[Peter Curtis]] when he directed a production of ''[[Medea]]'' for the [[University of Cape Town]], probably at the [[Little Theatre]].
 == ''Medea'' by [[Dieter Reible]] ==

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 : Produced by [[Pietro Nolte]] for the [[Cape Town Theatre Company]] at the Rondebosch Town Hall, with [[Lydia Lindeque]] as Medea, [[Jennifer Craig]], [[Percy Sieff]], [[Peter Craig]], [[Pietro Nolte]] and others in the cast, October 1955.
-: The English adaptation by American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Jeffers] was staged by the Durban [[Lyric Theatre]] Company, directed by [[Peter Craig]] with [[Lydia Lindeque]] as "Medea".
+: The English adaptation by American poet Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_Jeffers] was staged by the Durban [[Lyric Theatre]] Company, directed by [[Peter Curtis]] (billed as [[Peter Craig]]) with [[Lydia Lindeque]] as "Medea".
-: Presumably the text used by [[Peter Craig]] when he directed a production of ''[[Medea]]'' for the University of Cape Town, probably at the [[Little Theatre]].
+: Presumably the text used by [[Peter Curtis]] when he directed a production of ''[[Medea]]'' for the University of Cape Town, probably at the [[Little Theatre]].
 == ''Medea'' by [[Dieter Reible]] ==