The Trojan Women - Revision history

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 : Performed in English by students of the [[University of Cape Town]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in May, directed by [[Rosalie van der Gucht]] with [[Babs Laker]] as guest artist.
-: [[Hannes Horne]] directed students of the [[University of Pretoria]] drama department in an [[Afrikaans]] production, with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as Hekabe.
+: [[Hannes Horne]] directed students of the [[University of Pretoria]] drama department in an [[Afrikaans]] production (the Van Rensburg trnaslation), with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] as Hekabe.
 : The [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Yvette Weyers|Evette Weyers]] was staged in adapted form as ''[[Vroue van Troje]]'' in the [[Upstairs Studio]] at the [[Market Theatre]] by [[The Company]]. It was workshopped and directed by [[Barney Simon]], with [[Marius Weyers]] (Menelaus), [[Jana Cilliers]] (Pallas Athena), [[Wilna Snyman]] (Hekabe), [[Grethe Fox]] (Cassandra), [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] (Andromache), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Helena), [[Lynne Greenblatt]] (Troje) and [[Evette Weyers]]. Lighting by [[Mannie Manim]].

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 ''[[Trek]]'', 8(23):15, 1944.
-A typed copy of the 1944 [[Afrikaans]] translation (with annotations) by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
+A typed copy of the 1944 [[Afrikaans]] translation (with annotations) by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. (Now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]]  ([[PARC]])  at the '''[[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]]''', Stellenbosch.)
 ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' theatre programme ([[Little Theatre]], 1967).

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 A new [[Afrikaans]] translation entitled '''''[[Vroue van Troje]]''''' was done by [[Yvette Weyers|Evette Weyers]] in 1976.
-In 1987 a free adaptation based on the translation by Van Rensburg and the adapted version by Sartre was done by [[Herman Pretorius]]. A typed found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
+In 1987 a free adaptation based on the translation by Van Rensburg and the adapted version by Sartre was done by [[Herman Pretorius]]. A typed found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. (Now held in the [[Performing Arts Research Collection]]  ([[PARC]])  at the '''[[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]]''', Stellenbosch.)
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 A new [[Afrikaans]] translation entitled '''''[[Vroue van Troje]]''''' was done by [[Yvette Weyers|Evette Weyers]] in 1976.
-In 1987 a free adaptation based on the translation by Van Rensburg and the adapted version by Sartre was done by [[Herman Pretorius]].
+In 1987 a free adaptation based on the translation by Van Rensburg and the adapted version by Sartre was done by [[Herman Pretorius]]. A typed found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==

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	''[[Trek]]'', 8(23):15, 1944.		''[[Trek]]'', 8(23):15, 1944.
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		+	A typed copy of the 1944 [[Afrikaans]] translation (with annotations) by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.

	''[[The Trojan Women]]'' theatre programme ([[Little Theatre]], 1967).		''[[The Trojan Women]]'' theatre programme ([[Little Theatre]], 1967).

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 In 1974, Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in New York, presented another version of ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' as the last fragment of a Trilogy (including ''[[Medea]]'' and ''[[Electra]]''). The experimental production went on to tour more than thirty countries over the course of forty years.
-In 1944 an [[Afrikaans]] translation called ''[[Die Vroue van Troje]]'' was done by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]], first performed in 1944 and the text published by [[Nasionale Pers]] in 1945.
+In 1944 an [[Afrikaans]] translation called '''''[[Die Vroue van Troje]]''''' was done by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]], first performed in 1944 and the text published by [[Nasionale Pers]] in 1945.
-A new [[Afrikaans]] translation entitled ''[[Vroue van Troje]]'' was done by [[Yvette Weyers|Evette Weyers]] in 1976.
+A new [[Afrikaans]] translation entitled '''''[[Vroue van Troje]]''''' was done by [[Yvette Weyers|Evette Weyers]] in 1976.
 In 1987 a free adaptation based on the translation by Van Rensburg and the adapted version by Sartre was done by [[Herman Pretorius]].

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	The play has been widely translated and performed over the years.		The play has been widely translated and performed over the years.
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		+	Among the versions seen in South Africa have been:

	Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre] wrote a French version called ''[[Les Troyennes]]'' (1965). Mostly faithful to the original Greek text, it nevertheless includes veiled references to European imperialism in Asia, and emphases of existentialist themes.		Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre] wrote a French version called ''[[Les Troyennes]]'' (1965). Mostly faithful to the original Greek text, it nevertheless includes veiled references to European imperialism in Asia, and emphases of existentialist themes.

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 In 1966 Sartre's version was translated into English as ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' by Ronald Duncan, for the Pop Theatre, London. A copy of the typed Pop Theatre text, used by the [[Little Theatre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]] (probably in 1967), found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
-In 1974, Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in New York, presented "The Trojan Women" as the last Fragment of a Trilogy (including Medea and Electra). The experimental went on to tour more than thirty countries over the course of forty years.
+In 1974, Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in New York, presented another version of ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' as the last fragment of a Trilogy (including ''[[Medea]]'' and ''[[Electra]]''). The experimental production went on to tour more than thirty countries over the course of forty years.
 In 1944 an [[Afrikaans]] translation called ''[[Die Vroue van Troje]]'' was done by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]], first performed in 1944 and the text published by [[Nasionale Pers]] in 1945.

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 Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre] wrote a French version called ''[[Les Troyennes]]'' (1965). Mostly faithful to the original Greek text, it nevertheless includes veiled references to European imperialism in Asia, and emphases of existentialist themes.
-Sartre's version translated into English as ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' by Ronald Duncan, for the Pop Theatre, London. A copy of the typed Pop Theatre text, used by the [[Little Theatre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]] (probably in 1967), found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
+In 1966 Sartre's version was translated into English as ''[[The Trojan Women]]'' by Ronald Duncan, for the Pop Theatre, London. A copy of the typed Pop Theatre text, used by the [[Little Theatre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]] (probably in 1967), found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
 In 1974, Ellen Stewart, founder of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in New York, presented "The Trojan Women" as the last Fragment of a Trilogy (including Medea and Electra). The experimental went on to tour more than thirty countries over the course of forty years.