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1939: ''[[Close Quarters]]'' was presented by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in August, directed by [[Wensley Pithey]]. | 1939: ''[[Close Quarters]]'' was presented by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in August, directed by [[Wensley Pithey]]. | ||
| − | 1964-5: Performed during vacations as ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'', directed and performed by [[Pieter Fourie]], with [[Marie Pentz]], [[Fanie Smit]] and [[Peter Grobbelaar]]. | + | 1964-5: Performed on tour during vacations as ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'', directed and performed by [[Pieter Fourie]], with [[Marie Pentz]], [[Fanie Smit]] and [[Peter Grobbelaar]]. |
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Revision as of 09:14, 25 September 2017
Attentat is a three act political play by Willi Oscar Somin (1898-1961).
Also known as Attentat! or Close Quarters.
Contents
The original text
Published in German by Horst Büssow Verlag in 1935.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English, entitled Close Quarters.
Adapted from French into Afrikaans, entitled Wie is die Moordenaar? by Pieter Fourie.
Performance history in South Africa
1939: Close Quarters was presented by the Little Theatre Players at the Little Theatre in August, directed by Wensley Pithey.
1964-5: Performed on tour during vacations as Wie is die Moordenaar?, directed and performed by Pieter Fourie, with Marie Pentz, Fanie Smit and Peter Grobbelaar.
Sources
Inskip, 1972. p.124. (1939 production).
Wie is die Moordenaar? theatre programme, undated.
Advert for Attentat, Google Books [1].
Nico Luwes 2012. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp.127-132 [2]
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Fourie
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