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| − | ''Mother Courage and her Children'' by Bertolt Brecht. The English version of Brecht's cynical but enthralling anti-war play ''Mutter Courage''.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | The first production in South Africa was by [[Robert Mohr]] in 195*. *** Presented by [[CAPAB]] English Drama in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], opening 29 September 1973. Directed by [[Michael Meacham]].
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| − | The opening night of this play on 20 October 1977 commemorated the first anniversary of the [[Market Theatre]].
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | A translation into Dutch by Gerrit Kouwenaar, ''Moeder Courage en haar kinderen'' was published by Bezige Bij in 1967.
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| − | Translated into Afrikaans by [[Fred Steyn]] as ''[[Moeder Courage]]'' and first performed by [[PACOFS]] in 1973 with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] in the lead role and [[Jan Bruijns]], directed by [[Truida Louw]]. It was to become one of her stock performances. (Published by ** in 19**).
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Nico Malan Theatre pamphlet, September 1973.
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| − | ''PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988''.
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| − | == Return to ==
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| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 M|M]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
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| − | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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| − | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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