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| − | ''Roulette'', by Pavel Kohout. | + | ''Roulette'', by [[Pavel Kohout]]. Based on the novel ''Darkness'' by Leonid N. Andreyev. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | ''Roulette'' was translated from the original Czech (''Ruleta'') into German by Gerhard and Alexandra Baumrucker. It was from this version that [[André P. Brink]] translated the text into English. | ||
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A translation into Dutch was published by Nederlandse Vereniging voor Amateurtheater NCA, 2000. | A translation into Dutch was published by Nederlandse Vereniging voor Amateurtheater NCA, 2000. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] opening 18 November 1977. Directed by [[Pieter Fourie]] | + | 1977: Presented in [[Afrikaans]] (the Brink translation) by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] opening 18 November 1977. Directed by [[Pieter Fourie]] starring [[Helen Bourne]] (Lyuba), [[Errol Ross]] (Alexei), [[Vivienne Drummond]] (Madame), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Police Commissioner), [[John Whiteley]] (Captain), [[Sandra Ferreira]] (Elisa), [[Nerina Ferreira]] (Jeanette), [[Merle Lifson]] (Julia), [[Tarina Kleyn]] (Martha), [[Margot Luyt]] (Sophie), [[Neville Thomas]] (Markuscha), [[Philip Godawa]] (Lieutenant), [[Peter Krummeck]] (Pianist), [[David Crichton]] and [[Chris Truter]] (Police) and [[Peter Cartwright]], [[Johan Esterhuizen]], [[Neels Coetzee]] and [[Johan Botha]] (Officers). Designed by [[Raimond Schoop]], lighting by [[Pieter de Swardt]]. |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
[[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 56 | [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 56 | ||
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| + | ''Roulette'' theatre programme, 1977. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:14, 31 May 2018
Roulette, by Pavel Kohout. Based on the novel Darkness by Leonid N. Andreyev.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Roulette was translated from the original Czech (Ruleta) into German by Gerhard and Alexandra Baumrucker. It was from this version that André P. Brink translated the text into English.
A translation into Dutch was published by Nederlandse Vereniging voor Amateurtheater NCA, 2000.
Performance history in South Africa
1977: Presented in Afrikaans (the Brink translation) by CAPAB at the Nico Malan Theatre opening 18 November 1977. Directed by Pieter Fourie starring Helen Bourne (Lyuba), Errol Ross (Alexei), Vivienne Drummond (Madame), Roger Dwyer (Police Commissioner), John Whiteley (Captain), Sandra Ferreira (Elisa), Nerina Ferreira (Jeanette), Merle Lifson (Julia), Tarina Kleyn (Martha), Margot Luyt (Sophie), Neville Thomas (Markuscha), Philip Godawa (Lieutenant), Peter Krummeck (Pianist), David Crichton and Chris Truter (Police) and Peter Cartwright, Johan Esterhuizen, Neels Coetzee and Johan Botha (Officers). Designed by Raimond Schoop, lighting by Pieter de Swardt.
Sources
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 56
Roulette theatre programme, 1977.
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