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 : Presented by the Speech and Drama Department at the [[University College for Indians]] (now the [[University of Durban-Westville]]), directed by [[David Horner]] in a ''commedia dell' arte'' style with all the characters wearing masks and ''commedia'' costumes.
-: In July 1983 it was the first production in the new [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]] with [[Ian Steadman]] directing [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department|Wits]] drama students. It featured students of the School of Music playing an especially written score by Professor Henk Temmingh.
+: In July 1983 it was the first production in the new [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]] with [[Ian Steadman]] directing [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department|Wits]] drama students. It featured students of the School of Music playing an especially written score by Professor [[Henk Temmingh]].
 : A [[PACT]] production staged at the [[Alexander Theatre]] and the [[State Theatre]] in 1985 was directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] starring [[Neville Thomas]], [[Dale Cutts]], [[Graham Hopkins]], [[Martin le Maitre]], [[Frantz Dobrowsky]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[Maralin Vanrenen]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Charlotte Butler]], [[Peter Terry]], [[Barry French]], [[Billy Second]], [[Margaret Heale]], [[Guy de Lancey]], [[Bruce Alexander]], [[Gina Benjamin]] and [[Karen Going]]. Decor by [[Andrew Botha]], costumes by [[Frances Michaletos]], lighting by [[Stan Knight]].

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	1964: Directed by [[Alexandra Dane]] for the [[Cambridge University European Theatre Group\|Cambridge Theatre Group]] tour of South Africa in July - August 1964.		1964: Directed by [[Alexandra Dane]] for the [[Cambridge University European Theatre Group\|Cambridge Theatre Group]] tour of South Africa in July - August 1964.
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		+	1968: Presented by the Speech and Drama Department at the [[University College for Indians]] (now the [[University of Durban-Westville]]), directed by [[David Horner]] in a ''commedia dell' arte'' style with all the characters wearing masks and ''commedia'' costumes.

	1983: In July 1983 it was the first production in the new [[Wits Theatre Complex\|Wits Theatre]] with [[Ian Steadman]] directing [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department\|Wits]] drama students. It featured students of the School of Music playing an especially written score by Professor Henk Temmingh.		1983: In July 1983 it was the first production in the new [[Wits Theatre Complex\|Wits Theatre]] with [[Ian Steadman]] directing [[University of the Witwatersrand Drama Department\|Wits]] drama students. It featured students of the School of Music playing an especially written score by Professor Henk Temmingh.

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 Much performed and studied over the years, this play was first performed in English at Gray's Inn Hall in 1594.
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 :The first professional production in South Africa was performed by [[Henry Herbert]] and his touring [[Henry Herbert Company]] in 1913.
 : Directed by [[Alexandra Dane]] for the [[Cambridge University European Theatre Group|Cambridge Theatre Group]] tour of South Africa in July - August 1964.
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 ''[[Teaterforum]]'', 4(1), 1983, 113.
 [[ESAT Bibliography Q|Quince, 1990]]

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	[[ESAT Bibliography Q\|Quince, 1990]]		[[ESAT Bibliography Q\|Quince, 1990]]
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		+	https://maynardville.co.za/past-productions/

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

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	2005: ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' performed in [[Setswana]] at the [[Aardklop festival]], directed by [[Josias Moleele]].		2005: ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' performed in [[Setswana]] at the [[Aardklop festival]], directed by [[Josias Moleele]].

		+	2012: Presented at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Matthew Wild]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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 Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Kinkels innie Kabel]]''''' (="twists in the cable") by [[André P. Brink]]. It was a hugely popular adaptation to a Western Cape setting , utilizing the local regional variant of [[Afrikaans]] called "Kaaps" to good effect.
-'''For details on the text and productions of ''[[Kinkels innie Kabel]]'', click on the title to see the entry on it in [[ESAT]].'''
+The plot likewise adapted, this time to a Bloemfontein setting in the 1954 period, as '''''[[Waaihoek se Vinkel en Koljander]]''''' by [[Nico Luwes]] in 2000/2001.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	The basic them of the play - and that of its major source, the ''[[Menaechmi]]'' by Plautus - has been used as source and/or been adapted in numerous ways over the years. The play has also been translated in a vast number of languages. Below we list South African versions.

	Translated into [[Setswana]] by [[Sol Plaatje]] entitled ''[[Diphosophoso]]'' (literally "Mistakes, mistakes") and published as ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' (subtitled "E fetoletswe mo puong ya Setswana ke Solomon Tshekiso Plaatje") by Morija Printing Works, 1930; Reprinted in Gaberones by Botswana Book Centre, 1964.		Translated into [[Setswana]] by [[Sol Plaatje]] entitled ''[[Diphosophoso]]'' (literally "Mistakes, mistakes") and published as ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' (subtitled "E fetoletswe mo puong ya Setswana ke Solomon Tshekiso Plaatje") by Morija Printing Works, 1930; Reprinted in Gaberones by Botswana Book Centre, 1964.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-Translated into [[Setswana]] by [[Sol Plaatje]] entitled ''[[Diphosophoso]]'' (literally "Mistakes, mistakes") and published as ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' (subtitled "E fetoletswe mo puong ya Setswana ke Solomon Tshekiso Plaatje") by Morija Printing Works, 1930; Reprinted in Gaberones by Botswana Book Centre, 1964. Performed at the [[Aardklop festival]] 2005, directed by [[Josias Moleele]].
+Translated into [[Setswana]] by [[Sol Plaatje]] entitled ''[[Diphosophoso]]'' (literally "Mistakes, mistakes") and published as ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' (subtitled "E fetoletswe mo puong ya Setswana ke Solomon Tshekiso Plaatje") by Morija Printing Works, 1930; Reprinted in Gaberones by Botswana Book Centre, 1964.
 Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Kinkels innie Kabel]]''''' (="twists in the cable") by [[André P. Brink]]. It was a hugely popular adaptation to a Western Cape setting , utilizing the local regional variant of [[Afrikaans]] called "Kaaps" to good effect.

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 [[ESAT Bibliography Q|Quince, 1990]]
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-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 C|C]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
 Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

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-''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' by William Shakespeare. Much performed and studied over the years, this play was first performed in English at Gray's Inn Hall in 1594.
+''[[The Comedy of Errors]]'' by William Shakespeare.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 : ''[[Diphosophoso: Shakespeare's 'The Comedy of Errors']]'' performed in [[Setswana]] at the [[Aardklop festival]], directed by [[Josias Moleele]].
 == Sources ==