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| − | '' | + | ''Electra'' by Sophocles. *** Translated into Afrikaans by [[J.P.J. van Rensburg]] (''Elektra'', published by Human & Rousseau, 1969) and performed by the [[University of Pretoria]] in 1966?* ** Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in June 1968. Directed by [[Tine Balder]], starring Frikkie Engels, Fred Nel, [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Esther Brandt]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]], [[Deon Joubert]] and others. |
''Electra'' by Sophocles, adapted by John Barton and Kenneth Cavander. Published in ''The Greeks : ten Greek plays given as a trilogy'', Heinemann, 1981. | ''Electra'' by Sophocles, adapted by John Barton and Kenneth Cavander. Published in ''The Greeks : ten Greek plays given as a trilogy'', Heinemann, 1981. | ||
Revision as of 12:12, 28 February 2014
Electra, by Sophocles (circa 495-406 B.C.)
Electra (circa 413 B.C.), by Euripides (485-406 B.C.). The play deals with the same theme as that of the similarly named tragedy by Sophocles.
Electra (1900), by Spanish playwright Benito Pérez Galdós (1843-1920). The play discusses the problem of the girl who is being impelled towards a convent life for which she is entirely unsuited.
Performance history in South Africa
Electra by Sophocles, as adapted by Barton and Cavander, directed by Gaerin Hauptfleisch for the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department, September 1997 in the Little Libertas Theatre. The cast: Lorraine Burger, Tania Strauss, Nina Swart, James Lapping, Carlien Mostert, Susan Rabe, Keith Bain.
Translations and adaptations
Electra by Sophocles. *** Translated into Afrikaans by J.P.J. van Rensburg (Elektra, published by Human & Rousseau, 1969) and performed by the University of Pretoria in 1966?* ** Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the H.B. Thom Theatre and the Bellville Civic Theatre in June 1968. Directed by Tine Balder, starring Frikkie Engels, Fred Nel, Herman Pretorius, Esther Brandt, Annelize van der Ryst, Deon Joubert and others.
Electra by Sophocles, adapted by John Barton and Kenneth Cavander. Published in The Greeks : ten Greek plays given as a trilogy, Heinemann, 1981.
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