The Deputy - Revision history

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Performance history in South Africa

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Translations and adaptations

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''The Deputy'' is a 1963 drama by German playwright and author Rolf Hochhuth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Hochhuth] (born 1931).

== The original text ==
The original title is ''Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel''.

==Translations and adaptations==
An English translation by Richard and Clara Winston of the complete text was published as ''The Deputy: A Play'', by Grove Press in 1964.

A film version titled ''Amen'' was made by the Greek-born French filmmaker Costa-Gavras in 2002.

== Performance history in South Africa ==
[[Patrick Mynhardt]] appeared as Kurt Gestein in a 1965 production of the play.

== Sources ==
Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Deputy].

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-''The Deputy'' is a 1963 drama by German playwright and author Rolf Hochhuth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Hochhuth] (born 1931). Also known as ''[[The Representative]]''.
+''[[The Deputy]]'' is a 1963 drama by German playwright and author Rolf Hochhuth [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolf_Hochhuth] (born 1931). Also known as ''[[The Representative]]''.
 == The original text ==
-The original title is ''Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel''.
+The original title is ''Der Stellvertreter. Ein christliches Trauerspiel''. The play deals largely with the persecution of the Jews during the war, telling the story of a Catholic priest who voluntarily went into the death camps.
 ==Translations and adaptations==
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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Albert Ninio]], starring a guest star from London, [[Paul Whitsun-Jones]] and [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Kurt Gestein.
+: After a contoversy earlier in the year it was presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Albert Ninio]] who arrived from Israel in July, starring a guest star from London, [[Paul Whitsun-Jones]] and [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Kurt Gestein.
 == Sources ==
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 [[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997. 202.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Albert Ninio]], starring a guest star from London, Paul Whitsun-Jones and [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Kurt Gestein.
+: Presented by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] at the [[Alexander Theatre]], directed by [[Albert Ninio]], starring a guest star from London, [[Paul Whitsun-Jones]] and [[Patrick Mynhardt]] as Kurt Gestein.
 == Sources ==

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		+	Adapted for Broadway production by Jerome Rothenberg [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerome_Rothenberg].
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	An English translation by Richard and Clara Winston of the complete text was published as ''The Deputy: A Play'', by Grove Press in 1964.		An English translation by Richard and Clara Winston of the complete text was published as ''The Deputy: A Play'', by Grove Press in 1964.