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by Cape Town journalist [[James Lodge]]. A full-length play *** (See [[Sydney Paul Gosher|Gosher]], 1988)  
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''[[Investigation into the Death of a Greek]]'' is a full-length play by Cape Town journalist [[James Lodge]]. (See [[Sydney Paul Gosher|Gosher]], 1988).
  
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Presented as a playreading on 27 November 1968 by [[CAPAB]].  
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== The original text ==
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The author is mainly interested in the circumstances in which Agamemnon died, an event which took place seven years before the action of the play starts, giving an original interpretation of this myth.
  
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[[Norman Coombes]] directed a presentation by [[PACT]] Drama in December 1972. Memebers of the cast were [[Gillian Garlick]], [[Lindsay Reardon]], [[Jud Cornell]], [[Dawid van der Merwe|David van der Merwe]], [[Ian Walters]], [[Nigel Vermaas]], [[Will Bernard]], [[Jan Engelen]], [[Janice Honeyman]], [[Eckard Rabe]], [[Adriaan van Niekerk]], [[Pieter Strydom]], [[Elise Hibbert]].
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1968: Presented by [[CAPAB]] as a playreading on 27 November.
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1968: Produced during 1968 in the [[Arena Theatre]], Johannesburg.
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1973: Staged by [[PACT]] Drama, directed by [[Norman Coombes]], with [[Lindsay Reardon]] (Orestes), [[David van der Merwe]] (Aegisthus), [[Jud Cornell]] (Clytemnestra), [[Gillian Garlick]] (Electra), [[Ian Walters]] (Krios), [[Nigel Vermaas]] (Mardonius), [[Will Bernard]] (Dorian), [[Jan Engelen]] (Pylades), [[Adriaan van Niekerk]] (Callinia), [[Janice Honeyman]] (Katrina), [[Eckard Rabe]] (Fassionos), [[Pieter Strydom]] (Philip) and [[Elise Hibbert]] (Henniocha).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
[[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 58.
 
[[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 58.
  
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PACT Newsletter, December 1972.
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[[PACT]] Newsletter, December 1972.
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[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1973.
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[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
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[[ESAT Bibliography Com-Cop|Conradie, P.J.]] 1973. (re Arena Theatre production, 1968).
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Photograph of a scene from the play (1973 production), ''[[The Rand Daily Mail]]'', 3 January 1973.
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Latest revision as of 09:54, 2 December 2021

Investigation into the Death of a Greek is a full-length play by Cape Town journalist James Lodge. (See Gosher, 1988).

The original text

The author is mainly interested in the circumstances in which Agamemnon died, an event which took place seven years before the action of the play starts, giving an original interpretation of this myth.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1968: Presented by CAPAB as a playreading on 27 November.

1968: Produced during 1968 in the Arena Theatre, Johannesburg.

1973: Staged by PACT Drama, directed by Norman Coombes, with Lindsay Reardon (Orestes), David van der Merwe (Aegisthus), Jud Cornell (Clytemnestra), Gillian Garlick (Electra), Ian Walters (Krios), Nigel Vermaas (Mardonius), Will Bernard (Dorian), Jan Engelen (Pylades), Adriaan van Niekerk (Callinia), Janice Honeyman (Katrina), Eckard Rabe (Fassionos), Pieter Strydom (Philip) and Elise Hibbert (Henniocha).

Sources

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 58.

PACT Newsletter, December 1972.

PACT theatre programme, 1973.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

Conradie, P.J. 1973. (re Arena Theatre production, 1968).

Photograph of a scene from the play (1973 production), The Rand Daily Mail, 3 January 1973.

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page

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