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| − | ''[[L'Amante Anglaise]]'' is a French play by Marguerite Duras [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Duras] (1914-1996) | + | ''[[L'Amante Anglaise]]'' ("The English lover") is a French play by Marguerite Duras [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marguerite_Duras] (1914-1996) |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | A play about a gruesome murder, based on Duras's own novel of the same name. Play first published and performed 1968. | + | A play about a gruesome murder, based on Duras's own 1967 novel of the same name. Play first published and performed in the Théâtre National Populaire-Théâtre de Chaillot on 1968. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1974: Staged at the Doornfontein [[Arena]] as its last production before closing in November 1974 | + | 1974: Staged at the Doornfontein [[Arena]] as its last production before closing in November 1974. |
| + | 1974/5: Directed by [[Rina Minervini]] with [[Ruth Oppenheim]] and [[Raeford Daniel]], as part of a double bill with a one act play by Dario Fo. Possibly for a [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] soiree. (Or the same as the 1974 production??) | ||
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1975: Directed in English for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) by [[Lindsay Reardon]] in 1975, with [[Glynn Day]], [[Keith Grenville]] and [[Ruth Oppenheim]]. The stage manager was [[Fatima Dike]]. | 1975: Directed in English for [[Space Theatre|The Space]] (Cape Town) by [[Lindsay Reardon]] in 1975, with [[Glynn Day]], [[Keith Grenville]] and [[Ruth Oppenheim]]. The stage manager was [[Fatima Dike]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 17:54, 27 August 2016
L'Amante Anglaise ("The English lover") is a French play by Marguerite Duras [1] (1914-1996)
The original text
A play about a gruesome murder, based on Duras's own 1967 novel of the same name. Play first published and performed in the Théâtre National Populaire-Théâtre de Chaillot on 1968.
Performance history in South Africa
1974: Staged at the Doornfontein Arena as its last production before closing in November 1974.
1974/5: Directed by Rina Minervini with Ruth Oppenheim and Raeford Daniel, as part of a double bill with a one act play by Dario Fo. Possibly for a Des Lindberg and Dawn Lindberg soiree. (Or the same as the 1974 production??)
1975: Directed in English for The Space (Cape Town) by Lindsay Reardon in 1975, with Glynn Day, Keith Grenville and Ruth Oppenheim. The stage manager was Fatima Dike.
Sources
Wikipedia [2] (French).
E-mail correspondence from Rina Minervini, 7-15 March, 2016
Astbury 1979.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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