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| − | The play was first performed as a curtain raiser to ''[[Endgame]]'' (from 28 October to 29 November 1958) at the Royal Court Theatre, London, directed by Donald McWhinnie and starring [[Patrick Magee]] | + | The play was first performed as a curtain raiser to ''[[Endgame]]'' (from 28 October to 29 November 1958) at the Royal Court Theatre, London, directed by Donald McWhinnie and starring [[Patrick Magee]]. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Krapp se | + | Translated into French by the author as ''[[La Dernière Bande]]''. |
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Krapp se laaste band]]'' by [[Stefan Benadé]]. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1974: Performed at the [[University of Cape Town]], directed by [[Craig Curtis]], with [[Peter Curtis]] as "Krapp". | 1974: Performed at the [[University of Cape Town]], directed by [[Craig Curtis]], with [[Peter Curtis]] as "Krapp". | ||
| − | + | 1982 Performed by [[Dale Cutts]], directed by [[Charles Comyn]]. | |
| + | 1987: Produced performed with ''[[Endgame]]'' in the [[Nico Arena]] and at the [[Market Theatre]]. '''REQUIRES DETAIL''' | ||
| − | + | 2026: The [[Afrikaans]] version performed as ''[[Krapp se laaste band]]'' at the Stellenbosch [[Woordfees]], directed and designed by [[Stefan Benadé]] with [[Carel Nel]] as "Krapp". | |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Poster held by [[NELM]]: Poster collection [Collection: MACLENNAN, Don]: 1999. 21. 10. | Poster held by [[NELM]]: Poster collection [Collection: MACLENNAN, Don]: 1999. 21. 10. | ||
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| + | [[Laetitia Pople]] 2026 "Krapp se renons in die lewe herinner jou aan die wonder daarvan", Review: ''[[Die Burger]]'', 6 October, 2026: p.8[https://epublikasies.netwerk24.com/html5/reader/production/default.aspx?pubname=&pubid=2de50421-74d1-4d60-be88-d53f1cc8d3b5] | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:23, 6 October 2026
Krapp's Last Tape is a one-act play written in English by Samuel Beckett (1906–1989) [1].
Contents
The original text
The play was first performed as a curtain raiser to Endgame (from 28 October to 29 November 1958) at the Royal Court Theatre, London, directed by Donald McWhinnie and starring Patrick Magee.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into French by the author as La Dernière Bande.
Translated into Afrikaans as Krapp se laaste band by Stefan Benadé.
Performance history in South Africa
1961: Performed by the African Music and Drama Association's Rehearsal Room, with "Krapp" played by Athol Fugard.
1963: Presented by the University of Cape Town's UCT Dramatic Society at the Little Theatre in August, directed by Edwin Polakow,
1967: Produced by Athol Fugard in a double bill with The Third Degree, Rhodes University Theatre.
1974: Performed at the University of Cape Town, directed by Craig Curtis, with Peter Curtis as "Krapp".
1982 Performed by Dale Cutts, directed by Charles Comyn.
1987: Produced performed with Endgame in the Nico Arena and at the Market Theatre. REQUIRES DETAIL
2026: The Afrikaans version performed as Krapp se laaste band at the Stellenbosch Woordfees, directed and designed by Stefan Benadé with Carel Nel as "Krapp".
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krapp's_Last_Tape
Inskip, 1972. p.149.
Scrap album dated 1966-1967 held by NELM: [Collection: Rhodes University. Drama Department]: 2006. 6. 2. 5.
Theatre programme dated 19.11.1961, NELM [Collection: ASCH, Valda]: 2005. 65. 1. 10 ()
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Poster held by NELM: Poster collection [Collection: MACLENNAN, Don]: 1999. 21. 10.
Laetitia Pople 2026 "Krapp se renons in die lewe herinner jou aan die wonder daarvan", Review: Die Burger, 6 October, 2026: p.8[2]
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