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1979: Presented by [[KRUIK]] Toneel in [[Afrikaans]] opening 1 September 1979 at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] directed by [[Pieter Fourie]] starring [[Liz Dick]] (Anna), [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Brümilda van Rensburg]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Schalk Jacobsz]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Willem de la Querra]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Wilna Snyman]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Johan Esterhuizen]] and [[Marikie Basson]]. Decor and costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. This production ran at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] from 27 to 29 September 1979. | 1979: Presented by [[KRUIK]] Toneel in [[Afrikaans]] opening 1 September 1979 at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] directed by [[Pieter Fourie]] starring [[Liz Dick]] (Anna), [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Brümilda van Rensburg]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Schalk Jacobsz]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Willem de la Querra]], [[Anna Cloete]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Wilna Snyman]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Johan Esterhuizen]] and [[Marikie Basson]]. Decor and costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. This production ran at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] from 27 to 29 September 1979. | ||
Revision as of 07:41, 8 May 2015
Anastasia is a play by French playwright Marcelle Maurette (1903-1972). Full-length play. Cast: mixed.
About the Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918), the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas II, the last sovereign of Imperial Russia, and his wife, Tsarina Alexandra Fyodorovna.
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The original text
Translations and adaptations
Adapted by Guy Bolton into English from the play by Marcelle Maurette. First published by Samuel French, 1952. First performed in English at the St James Theatre, London, opening 5 August 1953. Filmed in 1956 starring Ingrid Bergman as Anya.
The Bolton adaptation was adapted and translated into Afrikaans by Petrovna Metelerkamp.
Performance history in South Africa
1977: The Afrikaans adaptation by Metelerkamp was staged by PACT in 1977, directed by Francois Swart, with David van der Merwe (Tsjernow), Harriet Pienaar (Warja), Don Lamprecht (Petrowski),
1979: Presented by KRUIK Toneel in Afrikaans opening 1 September 1979 at the Nico Malan Theatre directed by Pieter Fourie starring Liz Dick (Anna), Marko van der Colff, Brümilda van Rensburg, Johan Malherbe, Schalk Jacobsz, Roger Dwyer, Willem de la Querra, Anna Cloete, Neels Coetzee, Wilna Snyman, Nerina Ferreira, Johan Esterhuizen and Marikie Basson. Decor and costumes by Dicky Longhurst, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. This production ran at the H.B. Thom Theatre from 27 to 29 September 1979.
Sources
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcelle_Maurette
PACT theatre programme, 1977.
CAPAB theatre programme, 1979.
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