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| − | ''La Cantatrice Chauve'' (Cântăreața Cheală in Romanian) — translated from French as ''The Bald Soprano'' or ''The Bald Prima Donna'' — is the first play written by French-Romanian playwright [[Eugène Ionesco]].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | Nicolas Bataille directed the premiere on 11 May 1950 at the Théâtre des Noctambules, Paris. Since 1957 it has been in permanent showing at the Théâtre de la Huchette.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''Die Kaalkop Primadonna'' by [[Johan Joubert]].
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | ''Die Kaalkop Primadonna'' directed by [[Joan Helen Roux]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in September 19** for examination purposes.
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| − | ''Die Kaalkop Prima Donna'' was presented as part of a double bill entitled 2+2=5 with ''[[Tweede Viool]]'' by [[KRUIK]] in 1964 under the direction of [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], starring [[Limpie Basson]] (Mnr Smith), [[Wilma Stockenström]] (Mev Smith), [[Marie Pentz]] (Mary), [[Ernst Eloff]] (Mnr Martin), [[Cynthia Dekker]] (Mev Martin) and [[Pieter Bredenkamp]] (Kaptein van die Brandweer).
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| − | ''Die Kaalkop Prima Donna'' was presented as part of a double bill with ''[[I am Herbert|Ek is Herman]]'' at the UCT [[Arena Theatre]] by the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] under the direction of [[Shirley Ellis]], opening 28 August 1987, with [[Michelle Scott]], [[Dickie Geldenhuys]], [[Deirdre Wolhuter]], [[Nan Hamilton]], [[James van Helsdingen]] and [[Nico de Beer]]. Stage managers [[Cheryl Braaf]], [[Irit Knobel]] and [[Vanessa Levenstein]], lighting design by [[Kevin Yates]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bald_Soprano].
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| − | Theatre programme, 1987.
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