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''[[Attentat]]'' ("Attack") is a Swiss-German a political play written by Willi Oscar Somin (1898-1961).
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''[[Attentat]]'' ("Attack") is a three act Swiss-German political play by Willi Oscar Somin (1898-1961).
  
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Also well known under its English title of ''[[Close Quarters]]''.  
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Also known as ''[[Attentat!]]'' or '''''[[Close Quarters]]'''''.  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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Published in German by Horst Büssow Verlag in 1935.(1934)
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Firs written in 1834, published in German by Horst Büssow Verlag in 1935.
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
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Translated and adapted into English, entitled ''[[Close Quarters]]'' by [[Gilbert Lennox]]. This version premiered in London, June 25, 1935, at the Embassy Theatre and was released the same year in book form in a volume called ''Famous Plays of 1935''. In March 1939 the play was also staged eight times at the John Golden Theater on Broadway.  
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Translated into English by , entitled ''[[Close Quarters]]'', Published in ''Famous Plays of 1935''. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. .
  
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Adapted (from the French or the English?) into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Pieter Fourie]], and entitled ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'' ("Who is the murderer?").
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Filmed in Danish by Carl Th. Dreyer as ''Två Människor'' ("Two People", 1945).  
  
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The English adaptation was used as the source for ''Två Människor'' ("Two People"), a 1945 film by Danish director  Carl Th. Dreyer.
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Adapted into [[Afrikaans]], entitled ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]].
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==  
 
1939: ''[[Close Quarters]]'' was presented by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in August, directed by [[Wensley Pithey]].  
 
1939: ''[[Close Quarters]]'' was presented by the [[Little Theatre Players]] at the [[Little Theatre]] in August, directed by [[Wensley Pithey]].  
  
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1964: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'' by [[Pieter Fourie]] and a student company during university holidays, the cast including himself and [[Ilse Eybers]](and later [[Christene Basson]]).  
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1964-5: Performed on tour during vacations as ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'', directed and performed by [[Pieter Fourie]], with [[Marie Pentz]], [[Fanie Smit]] and [[Peter Grobbelaar]].
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== Sources ==
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Somin, W.O. 1935. ''[[Close Quarters]]'' in ''Famous Plays of 1935''. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.
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[[Donald Inskip]] 1972. ''Forty [[Little Theatre|Little]] Years: The Story of a Theatre''.  Cape Town: Howard Timmins.  p.124. (1939 production).
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''Wie is die Moordenaar?'' theatre programme, undated.
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Advert for ''[[Attentat]]'', [[Google Books]] [https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Attentat.html?id=1Bn1GgAACAAJ&redir_esc=y].
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Morten Egholm. 2010. "From Working Class Drama to Academic Showdown: On Carl Th. Dreyer’s Use of His Literary Source in Två Människor [Two People] (1945)." ''Scandinavian-Canadian Journal / Études scandinaves au Canada'' 19: 128–143.
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[[Nico Luwes]] 2012. ''[[Pieter Fourie]] (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010''. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp.127-132 [http://etd.uovs.ac.za/ETD-db//theses/available/etd-08102012-152250/unrestricted/LuwesNJ.pdf]
  
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196? Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Wie is die Moordenaar?]]'' was presented by the [[Pieter Fourie Genootskap]] starring [[Marie Pentz]], [[Pieter Fourie]] (who also directed), [[Fanie Smit]] and [[Peter Grobbelaar]].
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https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Fourie
  
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Morten Egholm. 2010. "From Working Class Drama to Academic Showdown: On Carl Th. Dreyer’s Use of His Literary Source in Två Människor [Two People] (1945)", in ''Scandinavian-Canadian Studies/Études Scandinaves Au Canada'' Vol. 19 (2010) pp.128-143[http://scancan.net/egholm_1_19.htm]
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
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Latest revision as of 06:15, 12 June 2023

Attentat ("Attack") is a three act Swiss-German political play by Willi Oscar Somin (1898-1961).

Also known as Attentat! or Close Quarters.

The original text

Firs written in 1834, published in German by Horst Büssow Verlag in 1935.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English by , entitled Close Quarters, Published in Famous Plays of 1935. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd. .

Filmed in Danish by Carl Th. Dreyer as Två Människor ("Two People", 1945).

Adapted into Afrikaans, entitled Wie is die Moordenaar? by Pieter Fourie.

Performance history in South Africa

1939: Close Quarters was presented by the Little Theatre Players at the Little Theatre in August, directed by Wensley Pithey.

1964-5: Performed on tour during vacations as Wie is die Moordenaar?, directed and performed by Pieter Fourie, with Marie Pentz, Fanie Smit and Peter Grobbelaar.

Sources

Somin, W.O. 1935. Close Quarters in Famous Plays of 1935. London: Victor Gollancz Ltd.

Donald Inskip 1972. Forty Little Years: The Story of a Theatre. Cape Town: Howard Timmins. p.124. (1939 production).

Wie is die Moordenaar? theatre programme, undated.

Advert for Attentat, Google Books [1].

Morten Egholm. 2010. "From Working Class Drama to Academic Showdown: On Carl Th. Dreyer’s Use of His Literary Source in Två Människor [Two People] (1945)." Scandinavian-Canadian Journal / Études scandinaves au Canada 19: 128–143.

Nico Luwes 2012. Pieter Fourie (1940-) se bydrae as Afrikaanse dramaturg en kunsbestuurder: 1965-2010. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Bloemfontein: University of the Free State, pp.127-132 [2]

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pieter_Fourie

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