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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
An early one-act play, written in Cape Town ''circa'' 1955-57 for performance by by the [[Circle Players]] in that period.  
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An early one-act play, written in Cape Town ''circa'' 1955-57 for performance by the [[Circle Players]] in that period.  
  
The text was later destroyed by the author.  
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The text was later destroyed by the author.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1955/1956(?): Performed by the [[Circle Players]] as a double bill with ''[[The Cell]]'' (Fugard) in the [[Labia Theatre]], Cape Town, probably directed by [[Sheila Meiring]] and featuring Fugard as an actor.  
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1956: Performed by the [[Circle Players]] as a double bill with ''[[The Cell]]'' (Fugard) in the [[Labia Theatre]], Cape Town, probably directed by [[Sheila Meiring]] and featuring Fugard as an actor.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 16:10, 18 February 2026

Klaas and the Devil is a one-act play by Athol Fugard (1932-2025).

The original text

An early one-act play, written in Cape Town circa 1955-57 for performance by the Circle Players in that period.

The text was later destroyed by the author.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1956: Performed by the Circle Players as a double bill with The Cell (Fugard) in the Labia Theatre, Cape Town, probably directed by Sheila Meiring and featuring Fugard as an actor.

Sources

Sydney Paul Gosher. 1988. A historical and critical survey of the South African one-act play written in English. Unpublished doctoral dissertation. Pretoria: University of South Africa.

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