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| − | '''''A Flea in Her Ear''''' (in French: ''La Puce à l'oreille'') is a comedy by Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Feydeau] written in 1907, at the height of the Belle Époque. Extremely popular farce, often done in South Africa.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Translated into English by John Mortimer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mortimer] as '''''A Flea in Her Ear''''' (1966).
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| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Nerina Ferreira]] as '''''Hond se Gedagte''''' (1971).
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1968: The translation into English by Samuel Benin directed by [[Albert Ninio]], opening 30 May 1968 in the [[Alexander Theatre]]. Cast: [[Hal Orlandini]], [[Barbara Itzler]], [[Don McCorkindale]], [[Kevin Basel]], [[Mary Harrison]], [[Shelagh Holliday]], [[John McKelvey]], [[James White]], [[Gordon Mulholland]], [[Brenda Kerry-Osrin]], [[Gabriel Bayman]], [[Margaret Fry]], [[Wilfred Cosgrove]], [[Max Angorn]].
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| − | 1970s: In line with their political stance, [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) did a multiracial version of it in the 1970s, directed by [[Brian Astbury]] with i.a. [[Charles Comyn]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Mzwandile Ngxangane]], [[Thoko Ntshinga]] and [[Clare Stopford]].
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| − | 1971: [[Nerina Ferreira]]'s [[Afrikaans]] translation ''Hond se Gedagte'' was produced at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] to alternate with [[Koning Lear]] for the opening of the theatre in June 1971. Directed by [[Dieter Reible]], starring [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Trudi du Plessis]], [[David Haynes]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Liz Dick]], [[Sandra Kotzé]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Mees Xteen]], [[Gay Morris]], [[Fitz Morley]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Willem de la Querra]], [[Price Coetzee]]. Stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]]. The production returned to the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] for a fourth season on 18 December 1975 with some changes to the cast.
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| − | 1973: ''Hond se Gedagte'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Carel Trichardt]], with [[Cobus Visser]] (Camille), [[Karin van Wyk]] (Antoinette), [[Henk Hugo]] (Etienne), [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] (Dr. Finache), [[Trudi du Plessis]] (Lucienne), [[Petru Wessels]] (Raymonde), [[Pieter Joubert]] (Victor Emmanuel & Poche), [[Pietro Nolte]] (Romain), [[Anton Welman]] (Carlos), [[Estelle de Waal]] (Eugenie), [[Raymond Davies]] (Augustine), [[Trudie Taljaard]] (Olympe), [[George Barnes]] (Baptistin) and [[Price Coetzee]] (Herr Schwarz).
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| − | 1981: ''Hond se Gedagte'' was staged by [[PACT]] in the [[State Theatre]].
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| − | 1988: ''Hond se Gedagte'' presented by [[CAPAB]], directed by [[Sandra Kotzé]], opening 19 December, with [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Marthinus Basson]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Fiona Coyne]], [[Gustav Geldenhuys]], [[Ronel Kriel]], [[André Roothman]], [[Elma van Wijk]], [[Joey de Koker]], [[Phillip Boucher]], [[Willie Fritz]] and [[Mark Hoeben]]. Costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]]. Original decor design by Roy Cooke rebuilt under the supervision of [[Pieter de Swardt]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | ''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Flea_in_Her_Ear]
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| − | ''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(1), 1968.
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| − | [[PACOFS]] theatre programme, 1973.
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| − | [[PACT]] pamphlet June 1981
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| − | [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. P 75.
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| − | ''Hond se Gedagte'' theatre programme, 1988.
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