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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 (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco].
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== The original text ==
 
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.
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''Die Kaalkop Primadonna'' by [[Johan Joubert]].
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
''Die Kaalkop Primadonna'' directed by [[Joan Helen Roux]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in September 19** for examination purposes.
 
 
 
1958: ''The Bald Prima Donna'' was presented by the [[University pf Cape Town]]'s University Dramatic Society in June, directed by A, Chiat and [[Percy Sieff]].
 
 
 
1964: ''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).
 
 
 
1987: ''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]].
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bald_Soprano].
 
 
 
Theatre programme, 1987.
 
 
 
 
 
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