Oedipus Rex - Revision history

Darryl: /* Oedipus by Seneca */

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Oedipus by Seneca

Darryl: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

Darryl: /* Translations */

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Translations

Darryl: /* Greek by Stephen Berkoff (1980) */

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Greek by Stephen Berkoff (1980)

Darryl: /* The Gods Are Not To Blame by Ola Rotimi (1971) */

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The Gods Are Not To Blame by Ola Rotimi (1971)

Darryl: /* La Machine Infernale by Jean Cocteau (1934) */

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La Machine Infernale by Jean Cocteau (1934)

Darryl: /* Translations and adaptations of the Seneca version */

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Translations and adaptations of the Seneca version

Darryl: /* Oedipus Rex by Sophocles */

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Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

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Darryl: /* Jocasta: A version of the Oedipus Mythby Rob Amato */

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Jocasta: A version of the Oedipus Mythby Rob Amato

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 There are two translations/adaptations of the Senecan text that have been performed in South Africa:
-* ''[[Oedipus]]'' in English by The English poet laureate Ted Hughes (1960)
+* ''[[Oedipus]]'' in English by the English poet laureate Ted Hughes (1960)
 * ''[[Oedipus]]'' adapted in Flemish by [[Hugo Claus]] (1971)

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	1956: On the 30th anniversary of his appearance on the South African stage, [[André Huguenet]] directed and played the lead in a production of this play in English by his own company (in Cape Town?), also starring [[Marjory Wright]] (Jocasta), [[Edward Mansfield]] (Creon) and many others, including [[Athol Fugard]] as a herdsman. Costumes were designed and executed by [[Doreen Graves\|Doreen]] and [[Frank Graves]], the setting was designed and executed by [[Giuseppe Cappon]]. [[Bill Smuts]] was the stage director. ([[Athol Fugard]]'s 2004 play about Huguenet, ''[[Exits and Entrances]]'', is partly based on his experiences during this production.)		1956: On the 30th anniversary of his appearance on the South African stage, [[André Huguenet]] directed and played the lead in a production of this play in English by his own company (in Cape Town?), also starring [[Marjory Wright]] (Jocasta), [[Edward Mansfield]] (Creon) and many others, including [[Athol Fugard]] as a herdsman. Costumes were designed and executed by [[Doreen Graves\|Doreen]] and [[Frank Graves]], the setting was designed and executed by [[Giuseppe Cappon]]. [[Bill Smuts]] was the stage director. ([[Athol Fugard]]'s 2004 play about Huguenet, ''[[Exits and Entrances]]'', is partly based on his experiences during this production.)
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		+	2003: ''[[Oedipus the Tyrant]]'' presented by [[Kirstenbosch]] and [[Artscape]], in association with [[Roy Sargeant Productions]], as part of the annual [[Dionysos Festival]] at Kistenbosch Gardens. Directed by [[Roy Sargeant]].

	= Adaptations and influences of the original text=		= Adaptations and influences of the original text=

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	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Theo Wassenaar]] as ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'' and published in 1938 by the [[Voortrekkerpers]], Joahnnesburg. This [[Afrikaans]] text says "vertolk deur", i.e. it had been "interpreted by", Wassenaar.		Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Theo Wassenaar]] as ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'' and published in 1938 by the [[Voortrekkerpers]], Joahnnesburg. This [[Afrikaans]] text says "vertolk deur", i.e. it had been "interpreted by", Wassenaar.
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		+	Translated and performed in isiXhosa as ''[[Ugcaleka Ubuyile]]'' in 1998.

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

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	== ''[[Greek]]'' by [[Stephen Berkoff]] (1980)==		== ''[[Greek]]'' by [[Stephen Berkoff]] (1980)==
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		+	'''For more information, see ''[[Greek]]''.'''

	== ''[[Oidipoes]]'' by [[Ben Dehaeck]] ==		== ''[[Oidipoes]]'' by [[Ben Dehaeck]] ==

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	==''[[The Gods Are Not To Blame]]'' by Ola Rotimi (1971)==		==''[[The Gods Are Not To Blame]]'' by Ola Rotimi (1971)==
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		+	'''For more information, see ''[[The Gods Are Not To Blame]]''.'''

	== ''[[Greek]]'' by [[Stephen Berkoff]] (1980)==		== ''[[Greek]]'' by [[Stephen Berkoff]] (1980)==

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	==''[[La Machine Infernale]]'' by Jean Cocteau (1934)==		==''[[La Machine Infernale]]'' by Jean Cocteau (1934)==
		+	'''For more information, see ''[[La Machine Infernale]]''.'''

	==''[[The Gods Are Not To Blame]]'' by Ola Rotimi (1971)==		==''[[The Gods Are Not To Blame]]'' by Ola Rotimi (1971)==

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 ===Translations and adaptations of the Seneca version===
-There are two translations/adaptations of the Senecan text:
+There are two translations/adaptations of the Senecan text that have been performed in South Africa:
 * ''[[Oedipus]]'' in English by The English poet laureate Ted Hughes (1960)

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	= ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' by Sophocles=		= ''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' by Sophocles=
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−	''[[Oedipus Rex]]'' was first performed in the original around 429 BC in the Theatre of Dionysus, Athens, It was one of three plays dealing with the house of Laius and the city of Thebes, often referred to as Sophocles's ''Theban Plays''. Though the second to be written, the play is actually the first in terms of the chronology of events that the plays describe - and is followed by ''[[Oedipus at Colonus]]'' and ''[[Antigone]]''.
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−	~~In his ''Poetics'', Aristotle uses the play as his prime example of a Greek tragedy.~~

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

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	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Theo Wassenaar]] as ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'' and published in 1938 by the [[Voortrekkerpers]], Joahnnesburg. This [[Afrikaans]] text says "vertolk deur", i.e. it had been "interpreted by", Wassenaar.		Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Theo Wassenaar]] as ''[[Koning Oidipus]]'' and published in 1938 by the [[Voortrekkerpers]], Joahnnesburg. This [[Afrikaans]] text says "vertolk deur", i.e. it had been "interpreted by", Wassenaar.
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−	~~== Adaptations ==~~
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−	~~There have been numerous adaptations of the play, including:~~

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

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 A one-act version of the Oedipus story.
-==''[[Jocasta: A version of the Oedipus Myth]]''by [[Rob Amato]]==
+==''[[Jocasta: A version of the Oedipus Myth]]'' by [[Rob Amato]]==
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