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'''''The Witch''''' is a play by Norwegian novelist, playwright, stage producer and theatre historian Hans Wiers-Jenssen [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Wiers-Jenssen] (1866-1925), adapted from the Norwegian by English poet and writer John Masefield [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Masefield].  
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''[[The Witch]]'' is a title that can refer to English '''translations''' of any one of three plays.
  
== The original text ==
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==The plays==  
The original title in Norwegian is ''Anne Pedersdotter'', (1908), first staged by Halfdan Christensen on Nationaltheatret. The play is based on Anne Pedersdotter, who was burned as a witch in Bergen in 1590.
 
  
==Translations and adaptations==
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For details of the individual plays, '''click on the titles below''':
  
== Performance history in South Africa ==
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===''[[Di Kishefmakhern]]'' by Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908)===
1948: A [[Johannesburg Reps]] production in 1948 featured [[Johan Nell]] and [[Berdine Grunewald]], also starring [[Doreen Mantle]] and [[Sam Moss]].
 
  
1951: A Spotlight production of the play was directed by [[Johann Nell]] at The [[Labia Theatre]], Cape Town, from 13 February to 3 March 1951, with [[Lydia Lindeque]], [[Johan Nell]], [[Percy Sieff]], [[Owen Roberts]] and [[Disney Banks]] in the cast.
 
  
== Sources ==
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===''[[Anne Pedersdotter]]'' by Hans Wiers-Jenssen (1866-1925)===
''[[Helikon]]'', 2(9):10.
 
  
[[ESAT Bibliography Tra-Tz|Tucker]], 1997.
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===''[[Die Heks]]'' by [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] (1880-1947)===
  
[[NELM]] [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 20. 1.
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 4 May 2023

The Witch is a title that can refer to English translations of any one of three plays.

The plays

For details of the individual plays, click on the titles below:

Di Kishefmakhern by Abraham Goldfaden (1840-1908)

Anne Pedersdotter by Hans Wiers-Jenssen (1866-1925)

Die Heks by C. Louis Leipoldt (1880-1947)

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