The Iron Harp - Revision history

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 The play was adapted as a British television play and broadcast by Granada Television in  1958, featuring Richard Harris in his first TV role.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964. (Marais changed the name "Captain John Trengarthen" to "Captain John Tucker" for the [[Afrikaans]] version.)
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964. (It seems Marais changed the name "Captain John Trengarthen" to "Captain Douglas Tucker" for the [[Afrikaans]] version.)
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 The play was adapted as a British television play and broadcast by Granada Television in  1958, featuring Richard Harris in his first TV role.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964. (Marais changed the name "Captain John Trengarthen" to "Captain John Tucker" for the Afrikaans version.)
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964. (Marais changed the name "Captain John Trengarthen" to "Captain John Tucker" for the [[Afrikaans]] version.)
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 The play was adapted as a British television play and broadcast by Granada Television in  1958, featuring Richard Harris in his first TV role.
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964. (Marais changed the name "Captain John Trengarthen" to "Captain John Tucker" for the Afrikaans version.)
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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 ==The original text==
-A play set in 1920, about In April 1920, an English officer who has been kidnapped by the IRA. An IRA leader, Sean Kelly, orders Trengarthen's execution as a reprisal for the death of IRA members. This causes a crisis in conscience for the officer's blind guard, Michael O'Riordan.
+A play set in 1920, about Captain John Trengarthen, an English officer who has been kidnapped by the IRA. An IRA leader, Sean Kelly, orders Trengarthen's execution as a reprisal for the death of IRA members. This causes a crisis in conscience for the officer's blind guard, Michael O'Riordan.
 The play was first performed in 1955, winning the Foyle Award for the best new play. It was produced in 1957 by the Bristol Rep, starring O'Conor.

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 ==Translations and adaptations==
-The play was adapted as aBritish television play and broadcast by Granada Television in  1958, featuring Richard Harris in his first TV role.
+The play was adapted as a British television play and broadcast by Granada Television in  1958, featuring Richard Harris in his first TV role.
 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964.

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	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	The play was adapted as aBritish television play and broadcast by Granada Television in 1958, featuring Richard Harris in his first TV role.

	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964.		Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[J.F. Marais]], probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964.

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Iron_Harp

	''[[Die Burger]]'', January 1964		''[[Die Burger]]'', January 1964

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	''[[Die Burger]]'', January 1964		''[[Die Burger]]'', January 1964
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		+	''[[Siener in die Suburbs]]'' theatre programme containing list of actors and their roles for [[PACT]] 1965-1971.

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