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 : The same [[Pieter Toerien]] production of ''[[The Promise]]'' was staged in the [[Labia Theatre]] in Cape Town from 29 May.
-: The Engela translation performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]], with [[Katinka Heyns]] (Lika), [[Pieter Fourie]] (Marat) and [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Leonidik). Costumes by [[Mavis Taylor]], decor by [[Pieter Benade]], props by [[Bryonie Salisbury]] and stage management by [[Pieter de Swardt]] and [[Paddy McClelland]]. The production opened in  the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 18 May, playing there on 20 and 21 May as well, in the [[City Hall]], Paarl on the 22nd and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] on 24th and 25th May. Then followed a run in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town from 27 May to 8 June, before the cast undertook a tour of 16 other towns in the Cape Province: Ashton ([[Town Hall]] 10 June), Worcester ([[Kerksaal, NG Worcester-Vallei|Vallei-Kerksaal]], 11 June), Ceres ([[Town Hall]] 12 June), Tulbach ([[Town Hall]] 13 June), Moorreesburg ([[Town Hall]] 14 June), Villiersdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 17 June), Swellendam ([[Town Hall]], 18 June), Riversdal ([[Town Hall]], 19 June), Heidelberg ([[School Hall|High School Hall]], 20 June), Knysna ([[Town Hall]], 21 June), Humansdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 22 June), Joubertina ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 24 June), George ([[Civic Centre]], June 26 June), Oudtshoorn ([[Civic Centre]], June 27 June), Mosselbaai ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 28 June) and Ladismith ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 29 June).
+: The Engela translation performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]], with [[Katinka Heyns]] (Lika), [[Pieter Fourie]] (Marat) and [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Leonidik). Costumes by [[Mavis Taylor]], decor by [[Pieter Benade]], props by [[Bryonie Salisbury]] with stage management by [[Pieter de Swardt]] and [[Paddy McClelland]]. The production opened in  the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 18 May, playing there on 20 and 21 May as well, in the [[City Hall]], Paarl on the 22nd and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] on 24th and 25th May. Then followed a run in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town from 27 May to 8 June, before the cast undertook a tour of 16 other towns in the Cape Province: Ashton ([[Town Hall]] 10 June), Worcester ([[Kerksaal, NG Worcester-Vallei|Vallei-Kerksaal]], 11 June), Ceres ([[Town Hall]] 12 June), Tulbach ([[Town Hall]] 13 June), Moorreesburg ([[Town Hall]] 14 June), Villiersdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 17 June), Swellendam ([[Town Hall]], 18 June), Riversdal ([[Town Hall]], 19 June), Heidelberg ([[School Hall|High School Hall]], 20 June), Knysna ([[Town Hall]], 21 June), Humansdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 22 June), Joubertina ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 24 June), George ([[Civic Centre]], June 26 June), Oudtshoorn ([[Civic Centre]], June 27 June), Mosselbaai ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 28 June) and Ladismith ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 29 June).
 : The Engela translation was presented by [[PACT]], under the title ''[[Arme Marat]]'', directed by [[Truida Louw]], with [[Marie Koeleman]], [[Jan Engelen]] and [[David van der Merwe]].

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 : The same [[Pieter Toerien]] production of ''[[The Promise]]'' was staged in the [[Labia Theatre]] in Cape Town from 29 May.
-: The Engela translation performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] , with [[Katinka Heyns]] (Lika), [[Pieter Fourie]] (Marat) and [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Leonidik). Costumes by [[Mavis Taylor]]. The production opened in  the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 18 May, playing there on 20 and 21 May as well, in the [[City Hall]], Paarl on the 22nd and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] on 24th and 25th May. Then followed a run in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town from 27 May to 8 June, before the cast undertook a tour of 16 other towns in the Cape Province: Ashton ([[Town Hall]] 10 June), Worcester ([[Kerksaal, NG Worcester-Vallei|Vallei-Kerksaal]], 11 June), Ceres ([[Town Hall]] 12 June), Tulbach ([[Town Hall]] 13 June), Moorreesburg ([[Town Hall]] 14 June), Villiersdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 17 June), Swellendam ([[Town Hall]], 18 June), Riversdal ([[Town Hall]], 19 June), Heidelberg ([[School Hall|High School Hall]], 20 June), Knysna ([[Town Hall]], 21 June), Humansdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 22 June), Joubertina ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 24 June), George ([[Civic Centre]], June 26 June), Oudtshoorn ([[Civic Centre]], June 27 June), Mosselbaai ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 28 June) and Ladismith ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 29 June).
+: The Engela translation performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]], with [[Katinka Heyns]] (Lika), [[Pieter Fourie]] (Marat) and [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Leonidik). Costumes by [[Mavis Taylor]], decor by [[Pieter Benade]], props by [[Bryonie Salisbury]] and stage management by [[Pieter de Swardt]] and [[Paddy McClelland]]. The production opened in  the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 18 May, playing there on 20 and 21 May as well, in the [[City Hall]], Paarl on the 22nd and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] on 24th and 25th May. Then followed a run in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town from 27 May to 8 June, before the cast undertook a tour of 16 other towns in the Cape Province: Ashton ([[Town Hall]] 10 June), Worcester ([[Kerksaal, NG Worcester-Vallei|Vallei-Kerksaal]], 11 June), Ceres ([[Town Hall]] 12 June), Tulbach ([[Town Hall]] 13 June), Moorreesburg ([[Town Hall]] 14 June), Villiersdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 17 June), Swellendam ([[Town Hall]], 18 June), Riversdal ([[Town Hall]], 19 June), Heidelberg ([[School Hall|High School Hall]], 20 June), Knysna ([[Town Hall]], 21 June), Humansdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 22 June), Joubertina ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 24 June), George ([[Civic Centre]], June 26 June), Oudtshoorn ([[Civic Centre]], June 27 June), Mosselbaai ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 28 June) and Ladismith ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 29 June).
 : The Engela translation was presented by [[PACT]], under the title ''[[Arme Marat]]'', directed by [[Truida Louw]], with [[Marie Koeleman]], [[Jan Engelen]] and [[David van der Merwe]].

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−	''[[My Poor Marat]]'' is a Russian play by [[Aleksei Arbuzov]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Arbuzov].	+	''[[My Poor Marat]]'' is a Russian play by [[Aleksei Arbuzov]] (1908-1986)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Arbuzov].

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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-''[[My Poor Marat]]'' (Original Russian: '''[[Мой бедный Марат]]''') is a play by [[Aleksei Arbuzov]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Arbuzov].
+''[[My Poor Marat]]'' is a Russian play by [[Aleksei Arbuzov]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Arbuzov].
 ==The original text==
-A play about the lives and loves of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders. It was first produced in Russia in 1965, where it was staged in 66 theatres and ran for 1,636 performances.
+Originally titled  '''[[Мой бедный Марат]]''', it is a play about the lives and loves of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders. It was first produced in Russia in 1965, where it was staged in 66 theatres and ran for 1,636 performances.
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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-'''[[Мой бедный Марат]]''' (English: ''[[My Poor Marat]]'', also translated into English as '''''The Promise''''') is a 1963 Russian play by [[Aleksei Arbuzov]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Arbuzov].
+''[[My Poor Marat]]'' (Original Russian: '''[[Мой бедный Марат]]''') is a play by [[Aleksei Arbuzov]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksei_Arbuzov].
 ==The original text==
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 Translated into English under the title ''[[The Promise]]'' in 1965 by British translator Ariadne Nicolaeff. The first production was staged at the  Oxford Playhouse in London on 21 November 1966, directed by Frank Hauser, with Judy Dench, Ian McShane and Ian McKellen.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]], under the title ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[Dawid Engela]] in 1968. This translation, done from the German ('''''Mein Armer Marat'''''), is sometimes labelled ''[[My Arme Marat]]''. (Available at [[Dalro]], http://www.dalro.co.za/).
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]], under the title ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[Dawid Engela]] in 1968. This translation, done from the German ('''''Mein Armer Marat'''''), and is therefore sometimes labelled ''[[My Arme Marat]]''. (Available at [[Dalro]], http://www.dalro.co.za/).
 Translated into English under the title ''[[My Poor Marat]]'' in 1993 by American translator Angelina Bulbenko.
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 Translated into English under the title ''[[My Poor Marat]]'' in 2013 by American translator Oleg Ivanov.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Belofte]]'' in 1976.
+''[[The Promise]]'' was translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Belofte]]'' in 1976.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 : A touring production by [[CAPAB]], under the [[Afrikaans]] title ''[[Die Belofte]]'', was directed by [[Schalk Jacobsz]] with [[Sandra Ferreira]], [[Blaise Koch]], and [[Allan Deysel]]. [[Fitz Morley]] was the company manager and [[Billy de la Querra]] the Assistant Stage Manager. The three-month tour took place in the Western and Eastern Cape region.
-: ''My Arme Marat'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], with [[Dorette Nel]], [[Cobus de Villiers]] and [[James van Helsdingen]].
+: Performed as ''[[My Arme Marat]]'' by [[PACOFS]], with [[Dorette Nel]], [[Cobus de Villiers]] and [[James van Helsdingen]].
 == Sources ==

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 : Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Arme Marat]]'' by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] , with [[Katinka Heyns]] (Lika), [[Pieter Fourie]] (Marat) and [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Leonidik). Costumes by [[Mavis Taylor]]. The production opened in  the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 18 May, playing there on 20 and 21 May as well, in the [[City Hall]], Paarl on the 22nd and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] on 24th and 25th May. Then followed a run in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in Cape Town from 27 May to 8 June, before the cast undertook a tour of 16 other towns in the Cape Province: Ashton ([[Town Hall]] 10 June), Worcester ([[Kerksaal, NG Worcester-Vallei|Vallei-Kerksaal]], 11 June), Ceres ([[Town Hall]] 12 June), Tulbach ([[Town Hall]] 13 June), Moorreesburg ([[Town Hall]] 14 June), Villiersdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 17 June), Swellendam ([[Town Hall]], 18 June), Riversdal ([[Town Hall]], 19 June), Heidelberg ([[School Hall|High School Hall]], 20 June), Knysna ([[Town Hall]], 21 June), Humansdorp ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 22 June), Joubertina ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 24 June), George ([[Civic Centre]], June 26 June), Oudtshoorn ([[Civic Centre]], June 27 June), Mosselbaai ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 28 June) and Ladismith ([[Church Hall|Kerksaal]] 29 June).
-: The Afrikaans translation by Engela, under the title Arme Marat was presented by PACT, directed by Truida Louw, with Marie Koeleman, Jan Engelen and David van der Merwe.
+: The Afrikaans translation by Engela, under the title ''Arme Marat'' was presented by [[PACT]], directed by [[Truida Louw]], with [[Marie Koeleman]], [[Jan Engelen]] and [[David van der Merwe]].
-: A touring production by CAPAB, under the Afrikaans title Die Belofte, was directed by Schalk Jacobsz with Sandra Ferreira, Blaise Koch, and Allan Deysel. Fitz Morley was the company manager and Billy de la Querra the Assistant Stage Manager. The three-month tour took in the Western and Eastern Cape region.
+: A touring production by [[CAPAB]], under the Afrikaans title ''Die Belofte'', was directed by [[Schalk Jacobsz]] with [[Sandra Ferreira]], [[Blaise Koch]], and [[Allan Deysel]]. [[Fitz Morley]] was the company manager and [[Billy de la Querra]] the Assistant Stage Manager. The three-month tour took place in the Western and Eastern Cape region.
-: My Arme Marat was staged by PACOFS, with Dorette Nel, Cobus de Villiers and James van Helsdingen.
+: ''My Arme Marat'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], with [[Dorette Nel]], [[Cobus de Villiers]] and [[James van Helsdingen]].
 == Sources ==