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| − | + | ''[[Police]]'' is a play by [[Slawomir Mrozek]]. | |
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| + | The play, Mrozek's first, is set in a mythical country where the secret police have been so successful that all opposition to the ruling tyrannical regime has disappeared. | ||
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The play premiered in Warsaw in June 1958. | The play premiered in Warsaw in June 1958. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Translated into English by Nicholas Bethell. | Translated into English by Nicholas Bethell. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1971: Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in a double bill with ''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]'' with direction and decor by [[Mavis Taylor]] in October 1971. The cast: [[Johan Malherbe]] (Chief of police), [[Nerina Ferreira]] (Wife), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Policeman), [[Pietro Nolte]] (Band), [[Ronald France]] (Prisoner/Aide), [[Phillip Boucher]] (General), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Sergeant). Costumes by [[Jennifer Craig]] and [[Mavis Taylor]], lighting devised by [[Scott Robertson]], music selected by [[Michael Tuffin]]. | 1971: Presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in a double bill with ''[[The Real Inspector Hound]]'' with direction and decor by [[Mavis Taylor]] in October 1971. The cast: [[Johan Malherbe]] (Chief of police), [[Nerina Ferreira]] (Wife), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Policeman), [[Pietro Nolte]] (Band), [[Ronald France]] (Prisoner/Aide), [[Phillip Boucher]] (General), [[Roger Dwyer]] (Sergeant). Costumes by [[Jennifer Craig]] and [[Mavis Taylor]], lighting devised by [[Scott Robertson]], music selected by [[Michael Tuffin]]. | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 29 September 2023
Police is a play by Slawomir Mrozek.
Contents
The original text
The play, Mrozek's first, is set in a mythical country where the secret police have been so successful that all opposition to the ruling tyrannical regime has disappeared.
The play premiered in Warsaw in June 1958.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by Nicholas Bethell.
Performance history in South Africa
1971: Presented by CAPAB Drama at the Hofmeyr Theatre in a double bill with The Real Inspector Hound with direction and decor by Mavis Taylor in October 1971. The cast: Johan Malherbe (Chief of police), Nerina Ferreira (Wife), Paul Slabolepszy (Policeman), Pietro Nolte (Band), Ronald France (Prisoner/Aide), Phillip Boucher (General), Roger Dwyer (Sergeant). Costumes by Jennifer Craig and Mavis Taylor, lighting devised by Scott Robertson, music selected by Michael Tuffin.
Sources
Police theatre programme, 1971.
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