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''[[I'm Herbert]]'' is a one-act play by Robert Anderson (1917-2009)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anderson_(playwright)]. | ''[[I'm Herbert]]'' is a one-act play by Robert Anderson (1917-2009)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anderson_(playwright)]. | ||
| + | ''Sometimes found as '''[[I am Herbert]]'''''. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | Part of ''You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running'', a collection of four one-act comedies, it was first performed at the Ambassador Theatre, New York in March 1967, directed by Alan Schneider. | + | Part of ''[[You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running]]'', a collection of four one-act comedies, it was first performed at the Ambassador Theatre, New York in March 1967, directed by Alan Schneider. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[James Blanckenberg]] with the title ''[[Ek is Herman]]''. | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[James Blanckenberg]] with the title '''''[[Ek is Herman]]'''''. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1978: Directed in the original English by [[Mavis Taylor]] with Drama students in the [[Little Theatre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]] | + | 1978: Directed in the original English by [[Mavis Taylor]] with Drama students in the [[Little Theatre]] at the [[University of Cape Town]]. |
1987: Produced in Afrikaans as ''[[Ek is Herman]]'' as part of a double bill with ''[[Die Kaalkop Prima Donna]]'' at the UCT [[Arena Theatre]] by the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]], opening 28 August. Directed [[James Blanckenberg]], with [[Nigel Maister]] and [[Lisa Hall]]. Stage managers [[Cheryl Braaf]], [[Irit Knobel]] and [[Vanessa Levenstein]], lighting design by [[Kevin Yates]]. | 1987: Produced in Afrikaans as ''[[Ek is Herman]]'' as part of a double bill with ''[[Die Kaalkop Prima Donna]]'' at the UCT [[Arena Theatre]] by the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]], opening 28 August. Directed [[James Blanckenberg]], with [[Nigel Maister]] and [[Lisa Hall]]. Stage managers [[Cheryl Braaf]], [[Irit Knobel]] and [[Vanessa Levenstein]], lighting design by [[Kevin Yates]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 07:21, 6 July 2022
I'm Herbert is a one-act play by Robert Anderson (1917-2009)[1].
Sometimes found as I am Herbert.
Contents
The original text
Part of You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running, a collection of four one-act comedies, it was first performed at the Ambassador Theatre, New York in March 1967, directed by Alan Schneider.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans translation by James Blanckenberg with the title Ek is Herman.
Performance history in South Africa
1978: Directed in the original English by Mavis Taylor with Drama students in the Little Theatre at the University of Cape Town.
1987: Produced in Afrikaans as Ek is Herman as part of a double bill with Die Kaalkop Prima Donna at the UCT Arena Theatre by the University of Cape Town Drama Department, opening 28 August. Directed James Blanckenberg, with Nigel Maister and Lisa Hall. Stage managers Cheryl Braaf, Irit Knobel and Vanessa Levenstein, lighting design by Kevin Yates.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Anderson_(playwright)
Theatre programme, 1987.
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