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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Huis Toe]]''''' by [[Hugo Taljaard]] in 2012. | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Huis Toe]]''''' by [[Hugo Taljaard]] in 2012. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1977: In South Africa it was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for The [[Company of Four]] and staged in the Concert Hall at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town. The cast consisted of [[Keith Grenville]] (Lenny), [[Michael Howard]] (Max), [[Don Maguire]] (Sam), [[Michael Richard]] (Joey), [[Glynn Day]] (Teddy) and [[Jacqui Singer]] (Ruth). The set was designed by [[Emile Aucamp]], the wardrobe by [[Helen Rooza]] and the lighting by [[Derrick Markotter]]. The stage director was [[Avril Bee]]. | 1977: In South Africa it was directed by [[Leonard Schach]] for The [[Company of Four]] and staged in the Concert Hall at the [[Baxter Theatre]], Cape Town. The cast consisted of [[Keith Grenville]] (Lenny), [[Michael Howard]] (Max), [[Don Maguire]] (Sam), [[Michael Richard]] (Joey), [[Glynn Day]] (Teddy) and [[Jacqui Singer]] (Ruth). The set was designed by [[Emile Aucamp]], the wardrobe by [[Helen Rooza]] and the lighting by [[Derrick Markotter]]. The stage director was [[Avril Bee]]. | ||
2012: '''''Huis Toe''''', the [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Hugo Taljaard]], was staged at the [[Woordfees]] and [[Aardklop]] festivals, directed by [[Henry Mylne]], with [[Armand Aucamp]] (Teddy), [[Amalia Uys]] (Ruth), [[Deon Coetzee]] (Max), [[Neels van Jaarsveld]], [[Werner Coetser]] and [[Johan Engelbrecht]]. | 2012: '''''Huis Toe''''', the [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Hugo Taljaard]], was staged at the [[Woordfees]] and [[Aardklop]] festivals, directed by [[Henry Mylne]], with [[Armand Aucamp]] (Teddy), [[Amalia Uys]] (Ruth), [[Deon Coetzee]] (Max), [[Neels van Jaarsveld]], [[Werner Coetser]] and [[Johan Engelbrecht]]. | ||
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Programme notes for Schach's 1977 production of the ''[[The Homecoming]]'' by Pinter. | Programme notes for Schach's 1977 production of the ''[[The Homecoming]]'' by Pinter. | ||
Revision as of 05:58, 6 February 2023
The Homecoming is a two act play by Harold Pinter
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Huis Toe by Hugo Taljaard in 2012.
Performance history in South Africa
1977: In South Africa it was directed by Leonard Schach for The Company of Four and staged in the Concert Hall at the Baxter Theatre, Cape Town. The cast consisted of Keith Grenville (Lenny), Michael Howard (Max), Don Maguire (Sam), Michael Richard (Joey), Glynn Day (Teddy) and Jacqui Singer (Ruth). The set was designed by Emile Aucamp, the wardrobe by Helen Rooza and the lighting by Derrick Markotter. The stage director was Avril Bee.
2012: Huis Toe, the Afrikaans translation by Hugo Taljaard, was staged at the Woordfees and Aardklop festivals, directed by Henry Mylne, with Armand Aucamp (Teddy), Amalia Uys (Ruth), Deon Coetzee (Max), Neels van Jaarsveld, Werner Coetser and Johan Engelbrecht.
Sources
Programme notes for Schach's 1977 production of the The Homecoming by Pinter.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne 1988.
Beeld, 2 October 2012.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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