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''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare. First performed 16**. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. [???***First recorded South African performance in the [[Military Barracks]] in Cape own in 179*?] | ''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare. First performed 16**. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. [???***First recorded South African performance in the [[Military Barracks]] in Cape own in 179*?] | ||
| − | Performed professionally in English by [[NTO]] in 1953, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], featuring [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Siegfried | + | Performed professionally in English by [[NTO]] in 1953, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], featuring [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Roma Reilly]]. [[Aedwyn Darroll]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Pieter Geldehuys]]. |
Other notable productions include **, **, **, **,. It has been performed a number of times at [[Maynardville]], beginning with ***’s version in 195*, with ** and including [[Roy Sargeant]]'s 1978 and [[Geoffrey Hyland]]’s 2006 versions, with **. An innovative production by [[The Company]] in the [[Blue Fox]], Johannesburg in the 1970s used a set consisting only of two cushions, two deck chairs and a green carpet with a hole in it. Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'' by [[Uys Krige]] and first performed by [[PACT]]?* on 11 August 1964 (dir. ***). Often performed in that language too. A notable multiracial production of the Afrikaans text was done by [[Janice Honeyman]] at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, [[KKNK]] and [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2005, featuring i.a. [[Anna-Mart van der Merwe]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Chris Van Niekerk]], [[Jeroen Kranenberg]], [[Quanita Adams]], [[Royston Stoffels]] and [[Ivan Abrahams]]. * | Other notable productions include **, **, **, **,. It has been performed a number of times at [[Maynardville]], beginning with ***’s version in 195*, with ** and including [[Roy Sargeant]]'s 1978 and [[Geoffrey Hyland]]’s 2006 versions, with **. An innovative production by [[The Company]] in the [[Blue Fox]], Johannesburg in the 1970s used a set consisting only of two cushions, two deck chairs and a green carpet with a hole in it. Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'' by [[Uys Krige]] and first performed by [[PACT]]?* on 11 August 1964 (dir. ***). Often performed in that language too. A notable multiracial production of the Afrikaans text was done by [[Janice Honeyman]] at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, [[KKNK]] and [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2005, featuring i.a. [[Anna-Mart van der Merwe]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Chris Van Niekerk]], [[Jeroen Kranenberg]], [[Quanita Adams]], [[Royston Stoffels]] and [[Ivan Abrahams]]. * | ||
Revision as of 16:55, 29 April 2013
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. First performed 16**. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. [???***First recorded South African performance in the Military Barracks in Cape own in 179*?]
Performed professionally in English by NTO in 1953, directed by Leonard Schach, featuring Gerrit Wessels, Siegfried Mynhardt, Frank Wise, Alan Chadwick, Edna Jacobson, Roma Reilly. Aedwyn Darroll, Vivienne Drummond, Michael Perry, Pieter Geldehuys.
Other notable productions include **, **, **, **,. It has been performed a number of times at Maynardville, beginning with ***’s version in 195*, with ** and including Roy Sargeant's 1978 and Geoffrey Hyland’s 2006 versions, with **. An innovative production by The Company in the Blue Fox, Johannesburg in the 1970s used a set consisting only of two cushions, two deck chairs and a green carpet with a hole in it. Translated into Afrikaans as Twaalfde Nag by Uys Krige and first performed by PACT?* on 11 August 1964 (dir. ***). Often performed in that language too. A notable multiracial production of the Afrikaans text was done by Janice Honeyman at the Oude Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch, KKNK and Baxter Theatre in 2005, featuring i.a. Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Marius Weyers, Peter Butler, Chris Van Niekerk, Jeroen Kranenberg, Quanita Adams, Royston Stoffels and Ivan Abrahams. *
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