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Translated into English as ''[[Don Juan, or The Love of Geometry]]'' by Michael Bullock and published by Methuen in ''Four Plays'' by Max Frisch (1969). | Translated into English as ''[[Don Juan, or The Love of Geometry]]'' by Michael Bullock and published by Methuen in ''Four Plays'' by Max Frisch (1969). | ||
| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Don Juan]]'' by [[Nerina Ferreira]] in 1974 ([[Wikipedia]] lists it as ''[[Don Juan of Die liefde vir Meetkunde]]'', dated 2000) | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Don Juan]]'' by [[Nerina Ferreira]] in 1974 (The [[Wikipedia]] entry on Ferreira lists it as ''[[Don Juan of Die liefde vir Meetkunde]]'' among her works, but for some unfathomable reason dated 2000) |
==Performances in South Africa == | ==Performances in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1975: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Don Juan]]'' by [[CAPAB]] Afrikaans Drama | + | 1975: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Don Juan]]'' by [[CAPAB]] Afrikaans Drama. It was directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] and the opening night was on 17 January 1975 in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]]. The cast consisted of [[Mees Xteen]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Liz Dick]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Jan Prinsloo]], [[Etienne Puren]], [[Alan Leas]], [[Jonathan Rands]] and [[Pierre van Pletzen]]. The design and lighting was by [[Pieter de Swardt]], the costumes by [[Jenny de Swardt]] and the choreography by [[Sue Parker]]. The modern Spanish music was provided by [[Pablo Navarro]]. The play was later taken to Stellenbosch and staged at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] from 4 February 1975. |
==Sources == | ==Sources == | ||
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[[Nico Malan Theatre]] Centre pamphlet. | [[Nico Malan Theatre]] Centre pamphlet. | ||
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Photograph by [[Paul Alberts]], [[NELM]]. | Photograph by [[Paul Alberts]], [[NELM]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 14:20, 25 August 2023
Don Juan oder Die Liebe zur Geometrie is a German comedy in five acts by Max Frisch[1] (1911-1991).
Contents
The original text
First Written in 1952, and first produced on 5 May 1953 simultaneously at the Schauspielhaus in Zürich and at the Schiller-Theater in Berlin. It was published in the same year.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Dutch as Don Juan of De Liefde voor de Meetkunde and performed by the Toneelgroep Theater, in the Schouwburg, Arnhem on 26 October 1963.
Translated into English as Don Juan, or The Love of Geometry by James L. Rosenberg in 1964, published in Three Plays by Max Frisch (1967)
Translated into English as Don Juan, or The Love of Geometry by Michael Bullock and published by Methuen in Four Plays by Max Frisch (1969).
Translated into Afrikaans as Don Juan by Nerina Ferreira in 1974 (The Wikipedia entry on Ferreira lists it as Don Juan of Die liefde vir Meetkunde among her works, but for some unfathomable reason dated 2000)
Performances in South Africa
1975: Performed in Afrikaans as Don Juan by CAPAB Afrikaans Drama. It was directed by Mavis Taylor and the opening night was on 17 January 1975 in the Nico Malan Theatre. The cast consisted of Mees Xteen, Pieter Geldenhuys, Liz Dick, Pieter Joubert, Louise Mollett-Prinsloo, Jana Cilliers, Siegfried Mynhardt, Neels Coetzee, Grethe Fox, Nerina Ferreira, Jan Prinsloo, Etienne Puren, Alan Leas, Jonathan Rands and Pierre van Pletzen. The design and lighting was by Pieter de Swardt, the costumes by Jenny de Swardt and the choreography by Sue Parker. The modern Spanish music was provided by Pablo Navarro. The play was later taken to Stellenbosch and staged at the H.B. Thom Theatre from 4 February 1975.
Sources
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Juan_oder_Die_Liebe_zur_Geometrie
John Gassner and Edward Quinn. The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama 2002[2] P. 183.
Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet.
Original CAPAB programme.
Photograph by Paul Alberts, NELM.
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