The Promise - Revision history

Darryl at 09:22, 10 July 2025

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Darryl: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

Darryl: /* Sources */

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Sources

Darryl: /* Translations and adaptations */

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Translations and adaptations

Darryl at 09:05, 10 July 2025

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Darryl: Removed redirect to My Poor Marat

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Removed redirect to My Poor Marat

Satj: Redirected page to My Poor Marat

2019-05-22T05:42:41Z

Redirected page to My Poor Marat

Johann van Heerden: Replaced content with "See: ''My Poor Marat''."

2015-05-05T11:41:09Z

Replaced content with "See: ''My Poor Marat''."

Miriamt at 06:57, 27 October 2014

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Miriamt at 10:59, 1 October 2014

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 * An English translation of ''[[My Poor Marat]]'' ('''[[Мой бедный Марат]]''', a Russian play by Aleksei Arbuzov).
-* The Booker Prize-winningnovel by [[Damon Galgut]], adapted for the stage in 2023.
+* The Booker Prize-winning novel by [[Damon Galgut]], adapted for the stage in 2023.
 '''For more information on the play by Arbuzov, see ''[[My Poor Marat]]''.'''

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	==Performance history in South Africa==		==Performance history in South Africa==
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		+	2023: Presented at the [[Homecoming Centre]], Cape Town and the [[Market Theatre]], Johannesburg. Produced by [[Club Dezza Productions]], [[Derek Lubner]] and [[Philip Bassett]]. Director: [[Sylvaine Strike]]; Assistant Director: [[Kirsten Harris]]; Sound design: [[Charl Johan Lingenfelder]]; Set and Lighting design: [[Joshua Lindberg]]; Costume Design: [[Penny Simpson]]; Choreography Intimacy co-ordinator: [[Natalie Fischer]]; Movement Direction: [[Sylvaine Strike]]; Publicity: [[Christine Skinner]] assisted by [[Sheldon Olivier]]. Cast: [[Chuma Sopotela]], [[Rob van Vuuren]], [[Kate Normington]], [[Frank Opperman]], [[Jenny Stead]], [[Sanda Shandu]], [[Cintaine Schutte]], [[Albert Pretorius]], [[Jane de Wet]].

	==Sources==		==Sources==

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	==Sources==		==Sources==
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		+	http://fortunecookietheatre.com/productions/the-promise/

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

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	==Translations and adaptations==		==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	Adapted for the stage by [[Damon Galgut]] and [[Sylvaine Strike]].

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

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 * The Booker Prize-winningnovel by [[Damon Galgut]], adapted for the stage in 2023.
-For more information on the play by Arbuzov, see ''[[My Poor Marat]]''.
+'''For more information on the play by Arbuzov, see ''[[My Poor Marat]]''.'''
-For more information on the work by Damon Galgut, see below.
+'''For more information on the work by [[Damon Galgut]], see below.'''
 ==Original text==

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−	~~#REDIRECT~~ [[My Poor Marat]]	+	There are two plays with this title:
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		+	* An English translation of ''[[My Poor Marat]]'' ('''[[Мой бедный Марат]]''', a Russian play by Aleksei Arbuzov).
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		+	* The Booker Prize-winningnovel by [[Damon Galgut]], adapted for the stage in 2023.
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		+	For more information on the play by Arbuzov, see ''[[My Poor Marat]]''.
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		+	For more information on the work by Damon Galgut, see below.
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		+	==Original text==
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		+	==Translations and adaptations==
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		+	==Performance history in South Africa==
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		+	==Sources==
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		+	Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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		+	== Return to ==
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		+	Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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		+	Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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		+	Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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		+	Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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		+	Return to [[South_African_Festivals\|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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		+	Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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		+	Return to [[Main Page]]

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−	~~See: ''~~[[My Poor Marat]]~~''.~~	+	#REDIRECT [[My Poor Marat]]

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−	~~''The Promise'' (aka~~ ''[[My Poor Marat]]''~~) by Aleksei Arbuzov. A popular Russian play about the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders.~~	+	See: ''[[My Poor Marat]]''.
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−	~~== The original text ==~~
−	First produced in 1965 in Russia, playing 66 theatres there. First production of the English translation by Ariadne Nicolaeff in England directed by Frank Hauser with Ian McKellen at the Oxford Playhouse, London 21 November 1966.
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
−	First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. It starred English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and [[Olive MacFarlane]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. Decor by [[Raimond Schoop]].
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−	Translated from the Russian by Ariadne Nicolaeff. Produced by Leonard Schach Productions, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], in the [[Labia Theatre]], from 29 May 1968. Cast: [[Olive McFarland]], [[John Fraser]], [[Andrew Ray]].
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
−	An Afrikaans version translated from the German by [[Dawid Engela]] , entitled ''[[Arme Marat]]'', produced in 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] for [[CAPAB]] starring [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Pieter Fourie]] and [[Cobus Rossouw]].
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−	~~''My Arme Marat'' was presented by [[PACT]] in 1972, directed by [[Truida Louw]], starring [[Marie Koeleman]], [[Jan Engelen]] and [[Dawid van der Merwe\|David van der Merwe]].~~
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−	~~''My Arme Marat'' presented by [[PACOFS]], 1990, with [[Dorette Nel]] as Lika. Also starring [[Cobus de Villiers]] and [[James van Helsdingen]].~~
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
−	~~''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(1), 1968~~.
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−	~~PACT Newsletter, July 1972.~~
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−	~~[[ESAT Bibliography I\|Inskip]], 1977. p 127.~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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−	~~Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 P\|P]] in Plays II Foreign Plays~~
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−	~~Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]~~
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−	~~Return to [[Main Page]]~~

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-''The Promise'' (aka ''[[My Poor Marat]]'') by Aleksei Arbuzov. A popular Russian play about the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders.  First produced in 1965 in Russia, playing 66 theatres there.  First production of the English translation by Ariadne Nicolaeff in England directed by Frank Hauser with Ian McKellen at the Oxford Playhouse, London 21 November 1966.
+''The Promise'' (aka ''[[My Poor Marat]]'') by Aleksei Arbuzov. A popular Russian play about the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders.
 First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. It starred English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and [[Olive MacFarlane]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. Decor by [[Raimond Schoop]].
 Translated from the Russian by Ariadne Nicolaeff. Produced by Leonard Schach Productions, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], in the [[Labia Theatre]], from 29 May 1968. Cast: [[Olive McFarland]], [[John Fraser]],  [[Andrew Ray]].
 An Afrikaans version translated from the German by [[Dawid Engela]] , entitled ''[[Arme Marat]]'', produced in 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] for [[CAPAB]] starring [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Pieter Fourie]] and [[Cobus Rossouw]].
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-Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 P|P]] in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
+Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 P|P]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
-Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 P|P]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
+Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
-Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 Return to [[Main Page]]

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 ''My Arme Marat'' was presented by [[PACT]] in 1972, directed by [[Truida Louw]], starring [[Marie Koeleman]], [[Jan Engelen]] and [[Dawid van der Merwe|David van der Merwe]].
-''My Arme Marat'' presented by [[PACOFS]], 1990, with [[Dorette Nel]] as Lika.
+''My Arme Marat'' presented by [[PACOFS]], 1990, with [[Dorette Nel]] as Lika. Also starring [[Cobus de Villiers]] and [[James van Helsdingen]].
 == Sources ==