Difference between revisions of "The Rope"
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| − | A one act play by | + | A one act play about one act play about a farmer who welcomes his prodigal son home, but then encourages him to fasten a noose around his neck, written by Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill]. The text was first published January 1, 1919, by Random House, Inc. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Gerrit Geertsema]] as ''[[Die Tou]]''. The performance script published by [[DALRO]] in 1969. | + | Translated and adapted into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Gerrit Geertsema]] as '''''[[Die Tou]]'''''. The performance script published by [[DALRO]] in 1969. |
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| + | Adapted for television and shown on American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (TV Series) | ||
| + | om 1989, directed by Lela Swift with a stellar cast including Elizabeth Ashley, Brad Davis and José Ferrer. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
= Sources = | = Sources = | ||
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| + | https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/13581461 | ||
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| + | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1609199/ | ||
Copy of the ''[[Die Tou]]'', the [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Gerrit Geertsema]], Johannesburg: [[DALRO]], 1969. | Copy of the ''[[Die Tou]]'', the [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Gerrit Geertsema]], Johannesburg: [[DALRO]], 1969. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:35, 22 February 2023
The Rope is the title given to two plays seen in South Africa:
See also Rope (1929) by Patrick Hamilton.
Contents
The Rope by Plautus (circa 211 BC)
This title is the English translation of a comedy by Plautus.
See the entry on Rudens.
The Rope by Eugene O'Neill
The original text
A one act play about one act play about a farmer who welcomes his prodigal son home, but then encourages him to fasten a noose around his neck, written by Eugene O'Neill (1888–1953)[1]. The text was first published January 1, 1919, by Random House, Inc.
Translations and adaptations
Translated and adapted into Afrikaans by Gerrit Geertsema as Die Tou. The performance script published by DALRO in 1969.
Adapted for television and shown on American Playwrights Theater: The One-Acts (TV Series) om 1989, directed by Lela Swift with a stellar cast including Elizabeth Ashley, Brad Davis and José Ferrer.
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/13581461
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1609199/
Copy of the Die Tou, the Afrikaans translation by Gerrit Geertsema, Johannesburg: DALRO, 1969.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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