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| − | Apparently first written up in China, it has become famous across the globe, in a variety of forms, including the fables of Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, numerous stage versions , the films of Walt Disney, and so on. ''' | + | Apparently first written up in China, it has become famous across the globe, in a variety of forms, including the fables of Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, numerous stage versions , the films of Walt Disney, and so on. |
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| + | '''For more on the various versions, see for example online sources such as "Cinderella" in ''Wikipedia''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella], and the wonderful list of ''Plays about Cinderella'' on the [[TheatreHistory.com]] website[http://www.theatrehistory.com/misc/cinderella.html].)''' | ||
A number of versions of ''[[Cinderella on Ice]]'' have also been done over the years. | A number of versions of ''[[Cinderella on Ice]]'' have also been done over the years. | ||
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| + | A British pantomime version used in South Africa during the 19th century was the 1878 Drury Lane pantomime, written by E.L. Blanchard. | ||
| − | + | ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' by Harry and Eleanor Farjeon is a 1944 British musical adaptation ('''see ''[[The Glass Slipper]]''''') | |
| − | + | In 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the musical ''[[Cinderella]]'' for television, as a vehicle for Julie Andrews. Also known as ''[[Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella]]'' it was later played on stage, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinderella_(Rodgers_and_Hammerstein_musical)] | |
Adapted as an operetta by [[Geoffrey Tansley]] | Adapted as an operetta by [[Geoffrey Tansley]] | ||
| − | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Aspoestertjie]]'' by [[Tine Balder]] and [[Francesca Bantock]]. | + | Adapted as an opera, ''[[La Cenerentola]]'' (or ''La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo''; "Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant"), by composer Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti. First performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817. |
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| + | ==South African translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Often adapted locally as a [[pantomime]] version , ''inter alia'' by [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]], [[John Moss]], [[Janice Honeyman]], [[Jerry Nicholls]], [[Rick Everett]], [[Steven Stead]], [[Amanda Bothma]]. | ||
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| + | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Aspoestertjie]]''''' by [[Tine Balder]] and [[Francesca Bantock]]. | ||
| − | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Aspoestertjie]]'', a children’s production by [[Pieter A. Venter]]. | + | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Aspoestertjie]]''''', a children’s production by [[Pieter A. Venter]]. |
Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as a musical for juniors by [[Fransie Prinsloo]] and [[Elmarie Maree]]. | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] as a musical for juniors by [[Fransie Prinsloo]] and [[Elmarie Maree]]. | ||
| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1882: A Christmas [[pantomime]] version was performed by the [[Mabel Hayes Company]] in the [[Theatre Royal]], Cape Town. [[F.C.L. Bosman]] (1980, p.509) suggests it may have been the 1864 pantomime version by E.L. Blanchard. | |
| − | 1950 | + | 1950: [[African Theatres]]’ Christmas pantomime, starring British comedian Tommy Trinder[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tommy_trinder] was performed at [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in December. |
1959-60: ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' produced jointly by [[National Theatre Organisation]], the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] and the [[Children's Theatre]]. * | 1959-60: ''[[The Glass Slipper]]'' produced jointly by [[National Theatre Organisation]], the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]] and the [[Children's Theatre]]. * | ||
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1974: [[John Moss]] wrote another pantomime version of this story which was presented by [[NAPAC]] Drama, choreographed by [[Joy Shearer]] from 17 December 1974 at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Durban; | 1974: [[John Moss]] wrote another pantomime version of this story which was presented by [[NAPAC]] Drama, choreographed by [[Joy Shearer]] from 17 December 1974 at the [[Alhambra Theatre]] Durban; | ||
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| + | 1977: A pantomime version presented by the [[Dramatic Society of East London]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Lynette Alexander]]. With [[Janet Buckland]] (as Cinderella) and [[Brenda Radloff]]. | ||
1978: Produced by [[PACT]], starring [[Tobie Cronjé]] and [[Michael McCabe]] as the Ugly Sisters. [[Janice Honeyman]] directed. | 1978: Produced by [[PACT]], starring [[Tobie Cronjé]] and [[Michael McCabe]] as the Ugly Sisters. [[Janice Honeyman]] directed. | ||
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1982: Produced in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Aspoestertjie]]'' by [[CAPAB]], from 1 July in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]]. Directed by [[Johan Esterhuizen]] with [[Marthinus Basson]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Terry Greyvenstein]], [[Marié Human]], [[Christo Potgieter]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[David van der Merwe]] and [[Lynita Crofford]]. Decor and costumes by [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. | 1982: Produced in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Aspoestertjie]]'' by [[CAPAB]], from 1 July in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]]. Directed by [[Johan Esterhuizen]] with [[Marthinus Basson]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Terry Greyvenstein]], [[Marié Human]], [[Christo Potgieter]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[David van der Merwe]] and [[Lynita Crofford]]. Decor and costumes by [[Jenny Gillis]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. | ||
| − | 1988: Produced by [[NAPAC]] Drama at [[The Opera]], [[Natal Playhouse]], choreographed by [[Denise Britz]], from 8 December 1988 . | + | 1988: Produced by [[NAPAC]] Drama at [[The Opera]], [[Natal Playhouse]], choreographed by [[Denise Britz]], from 8 December 1988. |
| − | 1991: [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] directed another pantomime version of this play for [[Theatre for Africa]] at the [[Wits University Theatre]] in 1991. | + | 1991: [[Nicholas Ellenbogen]] wrote and directed another pantomime version of this play for [[Theatre for Africa]] at the [[Wits University Theatre]] in 1991. |
1993: Produced in December by The [[Story Spinning Theatre]] in the [[Baxter Theatre]]. Adapted and directed by [[Rick Everett]] with [[Chireen Ferreira]] as Cinderella, [[Matthew Roberts]] and [[David Appleby]] as The Ugly Sisters, [[Denver Vraagom]] as Buttons with [[Pippa Duffy]] as The Prince and Elton John Duffy as William, directed by [[Rick Everett|Everett]]. Original music and lyrics by [[Pippa Duffy]], musical direction by [[Brian Burke]]. | 1993: Produced in December by The [[Story Spinning Theatre]] in the [[Baxter Theatre]]. Adapted and directed by [[Rick Everett]] with [[Chireen Ferreira]] as Cinderella, [[Matthew Roberts]] and [[David Appleby]] as The Ugly Sisters, [[Denver Vraagom]] as Buttons with [[Pippa Duffy]] as The Prince and Elton John Duffy as William, directed by [[Rick Everett|Everett]]. Original music and lyrics by [[Pippa Duffy]], musical direction by [[Brian Burke]]. | ||
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| + | 1998: Pantomime version, ''[[Cinderella - The True Story]]'', presented by the [[Arts Theatre Club]] at the [[Arts Theatre]], East London, written and directed by [[Marjorie Craib]], with [[Natalie Ford]], [[Sheldon Holm]], [[George Mountjoy]], [[Nicola Tennant]], [[Damian Lahoud]], [[Angelique de Chalain]], [[Lauren Lee]], [[Cajun Skinner]], [[Karin Tennant]]. | ||
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| + | 2004: Pantomime version presented by the East London [[Guild Theatre]] in association with [[Algoa FM]], devised and directed by [[Amanda Bothma]], musical direction by [[Tilana Fourie]], choreography by members of the [[Guild Theatre Dance Company]]. | ||
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| + | 2007: Performed by [[The Actors Co-Operative]], directed by [[Garth Anderson]] and [[Clinton Small]], with a cast featuring [[Mphumeboza Mtombeni]], [[Clinton Small]], [[Kim Sanssoucie]], [[Adam Doré]], [[Raeesa Abdul Karrim]] and [[Rory Booth]]. Also performed in the [[Durban Botanic Gardens]]. | ||
2008-9: Produced by [[KickstArt]] at the [[Kwasuka Theatre]], directed by [[Steven Stead]], from 3 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. | 2008-9: Produced by [[KickstArt]] at the [[Kwasuka Theatre]], directed by [[Steven Stead]], from 3 December 2008 to 2 January 2009. | ||
| − | 2017-8: The | + | 2015: Produced in August as ''[[Aspoestertjie]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] children's production, by the Drama Department at the [[University of Pretoria]], directed in the [[Masker Theatre]] by [[Estelle Zeeman]] |
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| + | 2017-8: The Imperial Ice Stars[http://www.imperialicestars.com/], in association with [[Pieter Toerien Productions]], performed ''[[Cinderella on Ice]]'' at the [[Teatro]], [[Montecasino]], from 1 December to 7 January. | ||
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| + | 2020/2021: A production of [[Janice Honeyman]]'s text was '''planned''' by [[Bernard Jay]] and the [[Joburg Theatre]] in the [[Mandela Theatre]], 28 October 2020 to 20 December, with [[Desmond Dube]] and [[Ben Voss]] as the "Ugly Stepsisters" and [[Connie Chiume]] as the "Fairy Godmother". However, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, this was abandoned and postponed for a year, to 21 November to 24 December 2021. | ||
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| + | 2022: ''[[Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella]]'' was produced by [[Dramabuzz]] in the [[Roodepoort Theatre]], 22-24 September. | ||
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| + | == Performance history of Rossini's opera, ''[[La Cenerentola]]'', in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1973: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]]. | ||
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| + | 1995: Presented by [[CAPAB Opera]] (27 January – 5 February) | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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[[Baxter Theatre]] pamphlet, December 1993. | [[Baxter Theatre]] pamphlet, December 1993. | ||
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| + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: p. 375 | ||
[[Nico Malan Theatre]] Centre pamphlet | [[Nico Malan Theatre]] Centre pamphlet | ||
| − | [[Percy Tucker]] | + | [[Bob Martin]] 2008. ''Highlights & Footlights : A Tribute to South African Stage and Screen'', by photographer Bob Martin. Cape Town: Double Storey Books (on 19768 production by [[PACT]]) |
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| + | http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=42928 | ||
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| + | https://joburg.co.za/janice-honeymans-pantomime-cinderella/ | ||
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| + | [[Percy Tucker]]. 1997. ''Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business''. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press. | ||
| − | [[ | + | [[Theatre for Africa]]. (n.d.) ''[[The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa]]'' Claremont, Cape Town. |
| − | + | https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/2083.html | |
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| + | [[Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow]]. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. [[University of Stellenbosch]]. | ||
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| + | [[Wayne Muller]]. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis. | ||
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| + | [[Arts Theatre Club]] archive held by [[George Mountjoy]]. | ||
| + | Theatre programme, 2004 | ||
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
| − | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants, carnivals and public performances]] |
Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 15:07, 26 July 2024
Cinderella is an ancient children's story much used for stage and other presentation over the ages.
Contents
The original text
Apparently first written up in China, it has become famous across the globe, in a variety of forms, including the fables of Perrault and the Brothers Grimm, numerous stage versions , the films of Walt Disney, and so on.
For more on the various versions, see for example online sources such as "Cinderella" in Wikipedia[1], and the wonderful list of Plays about Cinderella on the TheatreHistory.com website[2].)
A number of versions of Cinderella on Ice have also been done over the years.
International translations and adaptations
A British pantomime version used in South Africa during the 19th century was the 1878 Drury Lane pantomime, written by E.L. Blanchard.
The Glass Slipper by Harry and Eleanor Farjeon is a 1944 British musical adaptation (see The Glass Slipper)
In 1957 Rodgers and Hammerstein wrote the musical Cinderella for television, as a vehicle for Julie Andrews. Also known as Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella it was later played on stage, with music by Richard Rodgers and a book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.[3]
Adapted as an operetta by Geoffrey Tansley
Adapted as an opera, La Cenerentola (or La Cenerentola, ossia La bontà in trionfo; "Cinderella, or Goodness Triumphant"), by composer Gioachino Rossini with a libretto by Jacopo Ferretti. First performed in Rome's Teatro Valle on 25 January 1817.
South African translations and adaptations
Often adapted locally as a pantomime version , inter alia by Nicholas Ellenbogen, John Moss, Janice Honeyman, Jerry Nicholls, Rick Everett, Steven Stead, Amanda Bothma.
Translated and adapted into Afrikaans as Aspoestertjie by Tine Balder and Francesca Bantock.
Translated and adapted into Afrikaans as Aspoestertjie, a children’s production by Pieter A. Venter.
Translated and adapted into Afrikaans as a musical for juniors by Fransie Prinsloo and Elmarie Maree.
Performance history in South Africa
1882: A Christmas pantomime version was performed by the Mabel Hayes Company in the Theatre Royal, Cape Town. F.C.L. Bosman (1980, p.509) suggests it may have been the 1864 pantomime version by E.L. Blanchard.
1950: African Theatres’ Christmas pantomime, starring British comedian Tommy Trinder[4] was performed at His Majesty's Theatre in December.
1959-60: The Glass Slipper produced jointly by National Theatre Organisation, the Johannesburg Reps and the Children's Theatre. *
1971: The Quibell Brothers presented Jerry Nicholls's production at the Three Arts Theatre in December 1971 starring Joyce Bradley as the Fairy Godmother and Diane Cahil as Cinderella.
1974: John Moss wrote another pantomime version of this story which was presented by NAPAC Drama, choreographed by Joy Shearer from 17 December 1974 at the Alhambra Theatre Durban;
1977: A pantomime version presented by the Dramatic Society of East London at the Guild Theatre, directed by Lynette Alexander. With Janet Buckland (as Cinderella) and Brenda Radloff.
1978: Produced by PACT, starring Tobie Cronjé and Michael McCabe as the Ugly Sisters. Janice Honeyman directed.
1980: Produced by NAPAC from 9 December 1980 at the Alhambra Theatre, Durban
1982: Produced by PACT at the State Theatre in 1982;
1982: Produced in Afrikaans as Aspoestertjie by CAPAB, from 1 July in the Nico Malan Theatre. Directed by Johan Esterhuizen with Marthinus Basson, Neels Coetzee, Terry Greyvenstein, Marié Human, Christo Potgieter, Russel Savadier, David van der Merwe and Lynita Crofford. Decor and costumes by Jenny Gillis, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell.
1988: Produced by NAPAC Drama at The Opera, Natal Playhouse, choreographed by Denise Britz, from 8 December 1988.
1991: Nicholas Ellenbogen wrote and directed another pantomime version of this play for Theatre for Africa at the Wits University Theatre in 1991.
1993: Produced in December by The Story Spinning Theatre in the Baxter Theatre. Adapted and directed by Rick Everett with Chireen Ferreira as Cinderella, Matthew Roberts and David Appleby as The Ugly Sisters, Denver Vraagom as Buttons with Pippa Duffy as The Prince and Elton John Duffy as William, directed by Everett. Original music and lyrics by Pippa Duffy, musical direction by Brian Burke.
1998: Pantomime version, Cinderella - The True Story, presented by the Arts Theatre Club at the Arts Theatre, East London, written and directed by Marjorie Craib, with Natalie Ford, Sheldon Holm, George Mountjoy, Nicola Tennant, Damian Lahoud, Angelique de Chalain, Lauren Lee, Cajun Skinner, Karin Tennant.
2004: Pantomime version presented by the East London Guild Theatre in association with Algoa FM, devised and directed by Amanda Bothma, musical direction by Tilana Fourie, choreography by members of the Guild Theatre Dance Company.
2007: Performed by The Actors Co-Operative, directed by Garth Anderson and Clinton Small, with a cast featuring Mphumeboza Mtombeni, Clinton Small, Kim Sanssoucie, Adam Doré, Raeesa Abdul Karrim and Rory Booth. Also performed in the Durban Botanic Gardens.
2008-9: Produced by KickstArt at the Kwasuka Theatre, directed by Steven Stead, from 3 December 2008 to 2 January 2009.
2015: Produced in August as Aspoestertjie, an Afrikaans children's production, by the Drama Department at the University of Pretoria, directed in the Masker Theatre by Estelle Zeeman
2017-8: The Imperial Ice Stars[5], in association with Pieter Toerien Productions, performed Cinderella on Ice at the Teatro, Montecasino, from 1 December to 7 January.
2020/2021: A production of Janice Honeyman's text was planned by Bernard Jay and the Joburg Theatre in the Mandela Theatre, 28 October 2020 to 20 December, with Desmond Dube and Ben Voss as the "Ugly Stepsisters" and Connie Chiume as the "Fairy Godmother". However, due to the COVID-19 epidemic, this was abandoned and postponed for a year, to 21 November to 24 December 2021.
2022: Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella was produced by Dramabuzz in the Roodepoort Theatre, 22-24 September.
Performance history of Rossini's opera, La Cenerentola, in South Africa
1973: Presented by CAPAB Opera.
1995: Presented by CAPAB Opera (27 January – 5 February)
Sources
Cinderella theatre programme, 1971.
Martin 2008. (re PACT 1978 production).
Baxter Theatre pamphlet, December 1993.
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: p. 375
Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet
Bob Martin 2008. Highlights & Footlights : A Tribute to South African Stage and Screen, by photographer Bob Martin. Cape Town: Double Storey Books (on 19768 production by PACT)
http://www.artlink.co.za/news_article.htm?contentID=42928
https://joburg.co.za/janice-honeymans-pantomime-cinderella/
Percy Tucker. 1997. Just the Ticket. My 50 Years in Show Business. Johannesburg: Witwatersrand University Press.
Theatre for Africa. (n.d.) The Complete Works of Nicholas Ellenbogen and Theatre for Africa Claremont, Cape Town.
https://www.artsmart.co.za/drama/archive/2083.html
Alexandra Xenia Sabina Mossolow. 2003. The career of South African soprano Nellie du Toit, born 1929. Unpublished Masters thesis. University of Stellenbosch.
Wayne Muller. 2018. A reception history of opera in Cape Town: Tracing the development of a distinctly South African operatic aesthetic (1985–2015). Unpublished PhD thesis.
Arts Theatre Club archive held by George Mountjoy.
Theatre programme, 2004
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