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PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988 | PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988 | ||
Latest revision as of 11:01, 17 January 2021
Du Vent dans les Branches de Sassafras ("The wind in the branches of [the] Sassafras [tree]") is a French comedy in two acts by René de Obaldia (1918-)[1].
Contents
The original text
Created and first performed by the Théâtre de Poche de Bruxelles in Belgium in 1964, opening on 17 February, 1965, then played at the Théâtre Gramont (Paris) and Les Célestins (Lyon). Repeated many times thereafter.
Text published by Grasset.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Wind in die Takke van Sassafras by Nerina Ferreira (1921-2012).
Performance history in South Africa
1974: Performed by the Afrikaans company of CAPAB directed by Peter Kleinschmidt at the Nico Malan Theatre (16 August to 7 September) and the H.B. Thom Theatre (10 to 14 September 1974) starring Percy Sieff, Sandra Kotzé, Grethe-Maria Fox, Pierre van Pletzen, Mees Xteen, Johan Malherbe, Liz Dick, Paul Malherbe, Chris Bartlett. Designed by Manfred Glaesmann, costumes by Krista Urban, lighting by Pieter de Swardt.
1986: Presented by PACOFS in 1986, directed by Pierre van Pletzen with Helene Truter, André Lombard, Annemarie Rauh, André-Jacques van der Merwe, Pierre van Pletzen.
Sources
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Du_vent_dans_les_branches_de_sassafras
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/René_de_Obaldia
https://www.lesarchivesduspectacle.net/?IDX_Spectacle=20593
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
CAPAB theatre programme, 1974.
Wikipedia [2].
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