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| − | ''Death and the Maiden'' by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. | + | ''Death and the Maiden'' (1990) by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play is about a woman who takes revenge on her rapist. The time is the present and the place, a country that is probably Chile but could be any country that has given itself a democratic government just after a long period of dictatorship. The world premiere was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 9 July 1991, directed by Lindsay Posner with Juliet Stevenson. Glen Close, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss appeared in a Broadway production. |
| + | Dorfman invited [[Barney Simon]] to produce the play in South Africa. It was staged in the [[Market Theatre]] starring [[Terry Norton]], [[Ramalao Makhene]] and [[Robert Whitehead]] in 1992. | ||
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| + | ''Vrye Weekblad'' 11 November 1992 | ||
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_the_Maiden_(play) | ||
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Death and the Maiden (1990) by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play is about a woman who takes revenge on her rapist. The time is the present and the place, a country that is probably Chile but could be any country that has given itself a democratic government just after a long period of dictatorship. The world premiere was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 9 July 1991, directed by Lindsay Posner with Juliet Stevenson. Glen Close, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss appeared in a Broadway production.
Dorfman invited Barney Simon to produce the play in South Africa. It was staged in the Market Theatre starring Terry Norton, Ramalao Makhene and Robert Whitehead in 1992.
Sources
Vrye Weekblad 11 November 1992
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_and_the_Maiden_(play)
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