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| − | ''Arms and the Man'' by George Bernard Shaw. A popular comic satire on war, about a soldier who carried chocolates rather than arms to the front. The source of the comic opera The Chocolate Soldier. * Produced by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society|Cape Town Repertory Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]], 28-29 July, 1933, directed by [[J.E.H. Duckworth]]. Translated into Afrikaans by *** as ''[[Minnaar onder die Wapen]]'' ("Lover in Arms") and performed by [[NTO]] in 1949, directed by ** and featuring ***with, among others, [[Pikkie van Niekerk]]. | + | ''Arms and the Man'' by George Bernard Shaw. A popular comic satire on war, about a soldier who carried chocolates rather than arms to the front. The source of the comic opera The Chocolate Soldier. * Produced by the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society|Cape Town Repertory Society]] in the [[Little Theatre]], 28-29 July, 1933, directed by [[J.E.H. Duckworth]]. Translated into Afrikaans by *** as ''[[Minnaar onder die Wapen]]'' ("Lover in Arms") and performed by [[NTO]] in 1949, directed by ** and featuring ***with, among others, [[Pikkie van Niekerk]], [[Berdine Grünewald]] and [[André Huguenet]]. |
In 1991 [[Blaise Koch]] won the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] for Best Supporting Actor Award role in this play. | In 1991 [[Blaise Koch]] won the [[Fleur du Cap Theatre Awards|Fleur du Cap]] for Best Supporting Actor Award role in this play. | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 12 September 2013
Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. A popular comic satire on war, about a soldier who carried chocolates rather than arms to the front. The source of the comic opera The Chocolate Soldier. * Produced by the Cape Town Repertory Society in the Little Theatre, 28-29 July, 1933, directed by J.E.H. Duckworth. Translated into Afrikaans by *** as Minnaar onder die Wapen ("Lover in Arms") and performed by NTO in 1949, directed by ** and featuring ***with, among others, Pikkie van Niekerk, Berdine Grünewald and André Huguenet.
In 1991 Blaise Koch won the Fleur du Cap for Best Supporting Actor Award role in this play.
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