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''[[Prometheus]]'' is musical comedy in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Ben Dehaeck]].
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''[[Prometheus]]'' is musical comedy in [[Afrikaans]] and English by [[Ben Dehaeck]] (1922-2017).
  
 
Also known as '''''[[Prometheus Komedie]]'''''
 
Also known as '''''[[Prometheus Komedie]]'''''
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''Not to be confused with Aeschylus's play '''[[Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης]]''', (known as '''[[Prometheus Bound]]''' in English[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Bound])  and his three other plays about the mythical figure of Prometheus[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus]''.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
A bilingual ([[Afrikaans]] and English) musical skit based on a conflation of the tale of Prometheus and the story of Adam, Eve and the Serpent.  
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A bilingual ([[Afrikaans]] and English) musical skit based on a conflation of the Greek myth of Prometheus[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus] and the Biblical story of Adam, Eve and the Serpent.  
  
 
The text unpublished, but a copy found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
 
The text unpublished, but a copy found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus
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[[H.B. Thom Theatre]] pamphlet, 1996.
 
[[H.B. Thom Theatre]] pamphlet, 1996.
  
 
A copy of the typed text titled ''[[Prometheus Komedie]]'' found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.  
 
A copy of the typed text titled ''[[Prometheus Komedie]]'' found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.  
  
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Bound
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus
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Latest revision as of 05:01, 31 March 2023

Prometheus is musical comedy in Afrikaans and English by Ben Dehaeck (1922-2017).

Also known as Prometheus Komedie

Not to be confused with Aeschylus's play Προμηθεὺς Δεσμώτης, (known as Prometheus Bound in English[1]) and his three other plays about the mythical figure of Prometheus[2].

The original text

A bilingual (Afrikaans and English) musical skit based on a conflation of the Greek myth of Prometheus[3] and the Biblical story of Adam, Eve and the Serpent.

The text unpublished, but a copy found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1996: Presented by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre in April 1996. The director was Ralph Lawson and the cast included Quint Meyer, Paul du Toit, Gaerin Hauptfleisch, Nicole Holm, Amelda Brand and others.


Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus

H.B. Thom Theatre pamphlet, 1996.

A copy of the typed text titled Prometheus Komedie found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Bound

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aeschylus

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to South_African_Films

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page