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An Afrikaans version translated from the German by [[Dawid Engela]] , entitled ''[[Arme Marat]]'', produced in 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] for [[CAPAB]] starring [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Pieter Fourie]] and [[Cobus Rossouw]]. | An Afrikaans version translated from the German by [[Dawid Engela]] , entitled ''[[Arme Marat]]'', produced in 1968 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] for [[CAPAB]] starring [[Katinka Heyns]], [[Pieter Fourie]] and [[Cobus Rossouw]]. | ||
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| + | ''My Arme Marat'' was presented by [[PACT]] in 1972, directed by [[Truida Louw]], starring [[Marie Koeleman]], [[Jan Engelen]] and [[Dawid van der Merwe|David van der Merwe]]. | ||
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| + | ''My Arme Marat'' presented by [[PACOFS]], 1990, with [[Dorette Nel]] as Lika. Also starring [[Cobus de Villiers]] and [[James van Helsdingen]]. | ||
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| + | ''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(1), 1968. | ||
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| + | [[PACT]] Newsletter, July 1972. | ||
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| + | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 127. | ||
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Revision as of 13:46, 5 May 2015
My Poor Marat (also translated into English as The Promise) is a 1963 Russian play by Aleksei Arbuzov. About the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders.
First produced in 1965 in Russia, playing 66 theatres there. First production of the English translation by Ariadne Nicolaeff in England directed by Frank Hauser with Ian McKellen at the Oxford Playhouse, London 21 November 1966.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1967: First produced in South Africa by Pieter Toerien and Basil Rubin at the Brooke Theatre in. It starred English actor Andrew Ray, John Fraser and Olive MacFarlane, directed by Leonard Schach. Decor by Raimond Schoop.
1968: Translated from the Russian by Ariadne Nicolaeff. Produced by Leonard Schach Productions, directed by Leonard Schach, in the Labia Theatre, from 29 May 1968. Cast: Olive McFarland, John Fraser, Andrew Ray.
An Afrikaans version translated from the German by Dawid Engela , entitled Arme Marat, produced in 1968 at the Hofmeyr Theatre, directed by Mavis Taylor for CAPAB starring Katinka Heyns, Pieter Fourie and Cobus Rossouw.
My Arme Marat was presented by PACT in 1972, directed by Truida Louw, starring Marie Koeleman, Jan Engelen and David van der Merwe.
My Arme Marat presented by PACOFS, 1990, with Dorette Nel as Lika. Also starring Cobus de Villiers and James van Helsdingen.
Sources
Teater SA, 1(1), 1968.
PACT Newsletter, July 1972.
Inskip, 1977. p 127.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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