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Satj: Redirected page to Der Besuch Der Alten Dame

2019-10-25T16:02:46Z

Redirected page to Der Besuch Der Alten Dame

Satj at 16:01, 25 October 2019

2019-10-25T16:01:59Z

Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

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2016-03-17T12:52:22Z

Sources

Miriamt at 12:51, 17 March 2016

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Miriamt: /* Translations and adaptations */

2015-10-29T10:27:18Z

Translations and adaptations

Miriamt at 10:26, 29 October 2015

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Miriamt: /* Translations and adaptations */

2015-10-29T10:22:48Z

Translations and adaptations

Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2015-07-14T06:26:29Z

Performance history in South Africa

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−	''[[Der Besuch Der Alten Dame~~]]'' is a German tragicomedy by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt.~~	+	#REDIRECT [[Der Besuch Der Alten Dame]]
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−	~~==The original text==~~
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−	~~A classic play about revenge, telling of a woman who returns to the village after the war to seek recompense.~~
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−	~~First performed in 1956**.~~
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−	~~== Performance history in South Africa ==~~
−	~~1983: Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] for the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]] at the [[Labia Theatre]] from 11 to 16 February 1963.~~
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−	1966: Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren] starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].
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−	~~1994: The Visit ([[Magnet Theatre]], 1994), '''?????'''~~
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−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~
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−	~~Adapted and translated into English as ''[[The Visit]]'' by Maurice Valency and had its first Broadway theatre production, in 1958, directed by Peter Brook and starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.~~
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−	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by [[Bartho Smit]] and presented by ''[[Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee]]'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962, with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] in the lead, directed by [[Fred Engelen]].
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−	~~== Sources ==~~
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−	~~Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit].~~
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−	~~Flyer for the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] inaugural festival in 1962.~~
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−	~~Material collected by [[Gladys Thomas\|Gladys]] and [[Albert Thomas]] held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 21. 9 and ''The Argus'' 13 February 1963. (Labia production).~~
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−	~~''Die Loodswaaiers'' programme, 1966.~~
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−	~~''The Visit'' theatre programme, 1966.~~
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−	~~Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]~~
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−	~~== Return to ==~~
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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 Visit'' (1956), a tragicomedy by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Original German title: ''[[Der Besuch Der Alten Dame]]''. A classic play about revenge, telling of a woman who returns to the village after the war to seek recompense?* . First performed **. The original 1956 play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt was adapted for American audiences by Maurice Valency. Its first Broadway theatre production, in 1958, was directed by Peter Brook and starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
+''[[Der Besuch Der Alten Dame]]'' is a German tragicomedy by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
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 ==Translations and adaptations==
 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by [[Bartho Smit]] and presented by ''Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962, with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] in the lead, directed by [[Fred Engelen]].
 == Sources ==
 Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit].
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 ''The Visit'' theatre programme, 1966.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 == Return to ==
 Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] for the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]] at the [[Labia Theatre]] from 11 to 16 February 1963.
+: Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] for the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]] at the [[Labia Theatre]] from 11 to 16 February 1963.
-Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren] starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].
+: Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren] starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].
+: The Visit ([[Magnet Theatre]], 1994), '''?????'''
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 == Sources ==
 Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit].
 Flyer for the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] inaugural festival in 1962.
-''The Argus'' 13 February 1963.
+Material collected by [[Gladys Thomas|Gladys]] and [[Albert Thomas]] held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 21. 9 and ''The Argus'' 13 February 1963. (Labia production).
 ''Die Loodswaaiers'' programme, 1966.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] from 1 to 16 February 1963.
+Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] for the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]] at the [[Labia Theatre]] from 11 to 16 February 1963.
 Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren] starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].
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 == Sources ==
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit
+Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit].
 Flyer for the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] inaugural festival in 1962.

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	Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] from 1 to 16 February 1963.		Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] from 1 to 16 February 1963.

−	Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].	+	Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren] starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].

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	Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] from 1 to 16 February 1963.		Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] from 1 to 16 February 1963.

−	Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne ~~bryceland~~]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].	+	Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].