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| − | Der öffentliche Ankläger (The Public Prosecutor | + | '''''Der öffentliche Ankläger''''' ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Hochw%C3%A4lder]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the French revolutionary law court during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods, Fouquier-Tinville [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Quentin_Fouquier-Tinville]. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated | + | Translated by [[André P. Brink]] from the German into [[Afrikaans]] with the title '''''Die Staatsaanklaer'''''. |
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | + | 1970: The [[André P. Brink]] translation ''Die Staatsaanklaer'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[André P. Brink|Brink]], with [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Fouquier-Tinville), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Grebeauval), [[Jannie Gildenhuys]] (Tallien), [[Louw Verwey]] (Sanson), [[Johan Botha]] (Montane), [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] (Theresa Tallien), [[Jan Prinsloo]] (Fabricius), [[William Egan]] (Heron), [[Andries Lategan]] (Polisieman) and [[Brian Scott]] (Polisieman). designed by [[Bill Smuts]]. | |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 07:46, 7 August 2015
Der öffentliche Ankläger ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [1]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the French revolutionary law court during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods, Fouquier-Tinville [2].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated by André P. Brink from the German into Afrikaans with the title Die Staatsaanklaer.
Performance history in South Africa
1970: The André P. Brink translation Die Staatsaanklaer was staged by PACOFS, directed by Brink, with Cobus Rossouw (Fouquier-Tinville), Neels Coetzee (Grebeauval), Jannie Gildenhuys (Tallien), Louw Verwey (Sanson), Johan Botha (Montane), Louise Mollett-Prinsloo (Theresa Tallien), Jan Prinsloo (Fabricius), William Egan (Heron), Andries Lategan (Polisieman) and Brian Scott (Polisieman). designed by Bill Smuts.
Sources
Wikipedia [3]
PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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