Romeo and Juliet - Revision history

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Adaptations of the text

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Hill of Fools (1976)/Kwazidenge (SABC, 1996)

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Sources

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South African adaptations

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Juliet+Romeo+Romeo+Juliet by the Drama Department, University of Stellenbosch, 2011

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Translations into South African languages

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	Produced by [[DSN Productions]], directed by [[Darryl Nel]] at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] (April 2005) and [[Guy Butler Theatre]] (at the [[Eastern Cape Schools Festival]], May 2005), with [[Francois Malan]] (Romeo), [[Dominique Beyleveld]] (Juliet), [[Anton Calitz]], [[Craig Gilchrist]], [[Benito Carelsen]], [[Bennie Gerber]], [[Reynard ffoulkes]], [[Masasa Mbangeni]], [[Wesley Hayter]], [[Mapuma Mncedisi]], [[Andrew Horne]], [[Mikhail Jordaan]], [[Niqui Cloete-Barrass]], [[Annaline Stiglingh]], [[Daniel Höll]], [[Bob Law]]. Fight choreography by [[Alison Canter]].		Produced by [[DSN Productions]], directed by [[Darryl Nel]] at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] (April 2005) and [[Guy Butler Theatre]] (at the [[Eastern Cape Schools Festival]], May 2005), with [[Francois Malan]] (Romeo), [[Dominique Beyleveld]] (Juliet), [[Anton Calitz]], [[Craig Gilchrist]], [[Benito Carelsen]], [[Bennie Gerber]], [[Reynard ffoulkes]], [[Masasa Mbangeni]], [[Wesley Hayter]], [[Mapuma Mncedisi]], [[Andrew Horne]], [[Mikhail Jordaan]], [[Niqui Cloete-Barrass]], [[Annaline Stiglingh]], [[Daniel Höll]], [[Bob Law]]. Fight choreography by [[Alison Canter]].
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−	The Verhelst adaptation, translated into [[Afrikaans]], irst produced in South Africa in 2005 by [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]], directed and designed by [[Marthinus Basson]] and featuring [[Rolanda Marais]], [[Laudo Liebenberg]], Basson, [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Mbulelo Grootboom]] and [[Jannie Gagiano]]. It premiéred at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] in March.

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	Produced by [[DSN Productions]], directed by [[Darryl Nel]] at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] (April 2005) and [[Guy Butler Theatre]] (at the [[Eastern Cape Schools Festival]], May 2005), with [[Francois Malan]] (Romeo), [[Dominique Beyleveld]] (Juliet), [[Anton Calitz]], [[Craig Gilchrist]], [[Benito Carelsen]], [[Bennie Gerber]], [[Reynard ffoulkes]], [[Masasa Mbangeni]], [[Wesley Hayter]], [[Mapuma Mncedisi]], [[Andrew Horne]], [[Mikhail Jordaan]], [[Niqui Cloete-Barrass]], [[Annaline Stiglingh]], [[Daniel Höll]], [[Bob Law]]. Fight choreography by [[Alison Canter]].		Produced by [[DSN Productions]], directed by [[Darryl Nel]] at the [[Port Elizabeth Opera House]] (April 2005) and [[Guy Butler Theatre]] (at the [[Eastern Cape Schools Festival]], May 2005), with [[Francois Malan]] (Romeo), [[Dominique Beyleveld]] (Juliet), [[Anton Calitz]], [[Craig Gilchrist]], [[Benito Carelsen]], [[Bennie Gerber]], [[Reynard ffoulkes]], [[Masasa Mbangeni]], [[Wesley Hayter]], [[Mapuma Mncedisi]], [[Andrew Horne]], [[Mikhail Jordaan]], [[Niqui Cloete-Barrass]], [[Annaline Stiglingh]], [[Daniel Höll]], [[Bob Law]]. Fight choreography by [[Alison Canter]].
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		+	The Verhelst adaptation, translated into [[Afrikaans]], irst produced in South Africa in 2005 by [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]], directed and designed by [[Marthinus Basson]] and featuring [[Rolanda Marais]], [[Laudo Liebenberg]], Basson, [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Mbulelo Grootboom]] and [[Jannie Gagiano]]. It premiéred at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] in March.

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	Performances in the 19th century, including Charlotte Cushman's, restored the original text, and focused on greater realism. John Gielgud's 1935 version kept very close to Shakespeare's text, and used Elizabethan costumes and staging to enhance the drama. In the 20th century the play has been adapted in versions as diverse as George Cukor's comparatively faithful 1936 production, Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version, and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 MTV-inspired ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]''. Other 20th century stage adaptations include Jean Anouilh's ''[[Roméo et Jeanette]]'', Peter Verhelst's ''[[Romeo en Julia]]'', Leonard Bernstein’s ''[[West Side Story]]'', Joe Calarco's ''[[Shakespeare's R&J]]'', *)		Performances in the 19th century, including Charlotte Cushman's, restored the original text, and focused on greater realism. John Gielgud's 1935 version kept very close to Shakespeare's text, and used Elizabethan costumes and staging to enhance the drama. In the 20th century the play has been adapted in versions as diverse as George Cukor's comparatively faithful 1936 production, Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 version, and Baz Luhrmann's 1996 MTV-inspired ''[[Romeo + Juliet]]''. Other 20th century stage adaptations include Jean Anouilh's ''[[Roméo et Jeanette]]'', Peter Verhelst's ''[[Romeo en Julia]]'', Leonard Bernstein’s ''[[West Side Story]]'', Joe Calarco's ''[[Shakespeare's R&J]]'', *)
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		+	In 1998 Peter Verhelst wrote and produced ''[[Romeo en Julia (studie van een verdrinkend lichaam)]]'' ("Romeo and Julia - Study of a Drowning Body"), a dark and violent reinterpretation of Shakespeare's ''[[Romeo and Juliet]]'', for Het Zuidelijk Toneel in Belgium, first performed 1998. This [[Flemish]] ([[Dutch]]) text was translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Romeo en Julia (Studie van 'n Verdrinkende Liggaam)]]'' by [[Marthinus Basson]], and first performed in 2005. (Also found in Afrikaans articles and references as ''[[Romeo en Julia]]'' or ''[[Romeo + Julia]]'')

	= South African productions =		= South African productions =

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 In a theatre-in-education programme on ''Romeo and Juliet'' (done by [[PACT Playwork]], director [[Peter Terry]]) used the text as a springboard to explore the notion of prejudice in South Africa and Northern Ireland, for debate by the audience.
-===''Hill of Fools'' (1976)/''[[Kwazidenge]]'' ([[SABC]], 1996)===
+===''Hill of Fools'' (1976)/''[[Aba Kwazidenge]]'' ([[SABC]], 1996)===
-R.L. Peteni wrote ''Hill of Fools'' in 1976, a re-working of the ''Romeo and Juliet'' story in terms of ongoing tension between the Thembus and the Hlubis (the former being Xhosa and the latter Mfengu, a group who retreated into the Eastern Cape in the early nineteenth century to escape Tshaka). The novel was translated into Xhosa in 1980 and televised by the [[SABC]] as ''[[Kwazidenge]]'' in January 1996.
+R.L. Peteni wrote ''Hill of Fools'' in 1976, a re-working of the ''Romeo and Juliet'' story in terms of ongoing tension between the Thembus and the Hlubis (the former being Xhosa and the latter Mfengu, a group who retreated into the Eastern Cape in the early nineteenth century to escape Tshaka). The novel was translated into Xhosa in 1980 and televised by the [[SABC]] as ''[[Aba Kwazidenge]]'' in January 1996.
 ===''Romeo and Juliet'' by [[Western Cape Theatre of the Deaf]], 1999===

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	Robyn Cohen. 'Young SA actors are in good company with Siyasanga'. [[IOL]]. 4 April 2011. https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/young-sa-actors-are-in-good-company-with-siyasanga-1051506		Robyn Cohen. 'Young SA actors are in good company with Siyasanga'. [[IOL]]. 4 April 2011. https://www.iol.co.za/entertainment/young-sa-actors-are-in-good-company-with-siyasanga-1051506

		+	https://internetshakespeare.uvic.ca/Library/Criticism/shakespearein/sa7/index.html

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

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	In a theatre-in-education programme on ''Romeo and Juliet'' (done by [[PACT Playwork]], director [[Peter Terry]]) used the text as a springboard to explore the notion of prejudice in South Africa and Northern Ireland, for debate by the audience.		In a theatre-in-education programme on ''Romeo and Juliet'' (done by [[PACT Playwork]], director [[Peter Terry]]) used the text as a springboard to explore the notion of prejudice in South Africa and Northern Ireland, for debate by the audience.
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		+	===''Hill of Fools'' (1976)/''[[Kwazidenge]]'' ([[SABC]], 1996)===
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		+	R.L. Peteni wrote ''Hill of Fools'' in 1976, a re-working of the ''Romeo and Juliet'' story in terms of ongoing tension between the Thembus and the Hlubis (the former being Xhosa and the latter Mfengu, a group who retreated into the Eastern Cape in the early nineteenth century to escape Tshaka). The novel was translated into Xhosa in 1980 and televised by the [[SABC]] as ''[[Kwazidenge]]'' in January 1996.

	===''Romeo and Juliet'' by [[Western Cape Theatre of the Deaf]], 1999===		===''Romeo and Juliet'' by [[Western Cape Theatre of the Deaf]], 1999===

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 === ''[[Juliet+Romeo+Romeo+Juliet]]'' by the Drama Department, [[University of Stellenbosch]], 2011 ===
-A modern day adaptation by [[Christiaan Olwagen]], based on a workshop process by director [[Marthinus Basson]] and 36 student actors from  the Drama Department at [[University of Stellenbosch]]. Set in the Verona Clinic for the insane, a metaphor for modern day South Africa, which reflects contemporary reality, with identifiable types and situations from everyday news, the love story has to chart a course between the various approaches to the treatment of psychological deviation amidst the power struggles between doctors and administrative staff. Performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre, 19-25 August 2011, directed by Basson, with designs by [[Wolf Britz]].
+A modern day adaptation by [[Christiaan Olwagen]], based on a workshop process by director [[Marthinus Basson]] and 36 student actors from  the Drama Department at [[University of Stellenbosch]]. Set in the Verona Clinic for the insane, a metaphor for modern day South Africa, which reflects contemporary reality, with identifiable types and situations from everyday news, the love story has to chart a course between the various approaches to the treatment of psychological deviation amidst the power struggles between doctors and administrative staff. Performed in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], 19-25 August 2011, directed by Basson, with designs by [[Wolf Britz]].
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-Presented by [[Siyasanga Theatre Company]] at [[Artscape]] -  a World Cup-themed production with the two rival families as opposing soccer teams. Starring [[Lee Roodt]] and [[Zondwa Njokweni]].
+Presented by [[Siyasanga Theatre Company]] at [[Artscape]] -  a World Cup-themed production with the two rival families as opposing soccer teams. Directed by [[Roy Sargeant]] and starring [[Lee Roodt]] and [[Zondwa Njokweni]].
 ===2020===

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 Translated into a number of South African languages, including:
-[[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' by [[André P. Brink]], Human & Rousseau, 1975. Performed by [[PACOFS]] in 1977 (stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]]) and in 1981, directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], starring [[Gerben Kamper]] and [[Rina Nienaber]]. The [[PACOFS]] production also starred [[Hugo Taljaard]], [[Henry Mylne]], [[Nico Luwes]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[Roelf Laubscher]] and others. Decor and costume design was by [[Dicky Longhurst]] and the music was composed by [[Noel Stockton]].
+[[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Tragedie van Romeo en Juliet]]'' by [[André P. Brink]], published by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1975. Performed by [[PACOFS]] in 1977 (stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]]) and in 1981, directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], starring [[Gerben Kamper]] and [[Rina Nienaber]]. The [[PACOFS]] production also starred [[Hugo Taljaard]], [[Henry Mylne]], [[Nico Luwes]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[Roelf Laubscher]] and others. Decor and costume design was by [[Dicky Longhurst]] and the music was composed by [[Noel Stockton]].
 Another translation into [[Afrikaans]] (as ''[[Romeo en Juliet]]'') by [[D'Arcy du Toit]] was produced by the Groote Schuur High School in Rondebosch, Cape Town, opening 30 July 1971. The director was [[Cilliers Delport]].
-Translated into [[Southern Sotho]] as ''[[Romeo le Juliet]]'' by [[I. Mahloane]]. Published by [[Mazenod]] in 1964), .
+Translated into [[Southern Sotho]] as ''[[Romeo le Juliet]]'' by [[I. Mahloane]]. Published by [[Mazenod]] in 1964).
 == South African performances of adaptations from abroad==

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 [[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare
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 [[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]].