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| + | by [[Athol Fugard]]. A tightly wrought full-length play about the brother and sister Johnny and Hester, the “second-hand Smits of Valley Road, Port Elizabeth”, and their relationship with their mother and father. First produced in 1965 by [[Phoenix Players]], directed by [[Barney Simon]] and featuring [[Molly Seftel]] and Fugard, officially opening on 26 October in the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg after a few multi-racial performances elsewhere. However what must rank as the definitive production, featuring [[Yvonne Bryceland]] and [[Bill Flynn]], was directed by Athol Fugard for the [[The Space]] (Cape Town) in 1974. This production later went on to tour Dublin, was invited as part of the opening season at London’s Riverside Studios and both of the actors were used in the SABC-TV and BBC TV productions of the play (197* and 197*). In 197* [[The Company]] also did a version of the play in the [[Blue Fox]], directed by Barney Simon?* Many productions followed, including ''[[Hello & Goodbye]]'', ''[[Nazli George]]'', Hello & Goodbye, [[Langley Kirkwood]], [[Kunstekaap]], 2001. [[Pedro Kruger]] & [[Ralph Lawson]] (Regisseurs). Often done abroad, notably in *** by the [[Royal Shakespeare Company]], directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Antony Sher]] and [[Estelle Kohler]]. Text published in 196*, and many times subsequently. An Afrikaans translation by [[Schalk Jacobsz]]/[[Elma Potgieter]] (?*) was done in 1985, by ''[[Die Bywoners]]'', featuring [[Shaleen Surtie-Richards]]. Another Afrikaans translation by [[Driaan Engelbrecht]]: ''[[Dagsê en Wederom]]''. Full-length. Cast: mixed. Nas BIB. Published in/by [[Balkema]]; in ''[[Boesman en Lena and other plays]]'' by [[Oxford University Press]]; in South African Theatre by [[Haum]]. | ||
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by Athol Fugard. A tightly wrought full-length play about the brother and sister Johnny and Hester, the “second-hand Smits of Valley Road, Port Elizabeth”, and their relationship with their mother and father. First produced in 1965 by Phoenix Players, directed by Barney Simon and featuring Molly Seftel and Fugard, officially opening on 26 October in the Library Theatre, Johannesburg after a few multi-racial performances elsewhere. However what must rank as the definitive production, featuring Yvonne Bryceland and Bill Flynn, was directed by Athol Fugard for the The Space (Cape Town) in 1974. This production later went on to tour Dublin, was invited as part of the opening season at London’s Riverside Studios and both of the actors were used in the SABC-TV and BBC TV productions of the play (197* and 197*). In 197* The Company also did a version of the play in the Blue Fox, directed by Barney Simon?* Many productions followed, including Hello & Goodbye, Nazli George, Hello & Goodbye, Langley Kirkwood, Kunstekaap, 2001. Pedro Kruger & Ralph Lawson (Regisseurs). Often done abroad, notably in *** by the Royal Shakespeare Company, directed by Janice Honeyman with Antony Sher and Estelle Kohler. Text published in 196*, and many times subsequently. An Afrikaans translation by Schalk Jacobsz/Elma Potgieter (?*) was done in 1985, by Die Bywoners, featuring Shaleen Surtie-Richards. Another Afrikaans translation by Driaan Engelbrecht: Dagsê en Wederom. Full-length. Cast: mixed. Nas BIB. Published in/by Balkema; in Boesman en Lena and other plays by Oxford University Press; in South African Theatre by Haum.
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