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| − | + | ''[[Herr Sleeman kommer]]'' ("Mr Sleeman is Coming") is a Swedish one-act play by Hjalmar Bergman (1883-1931)[https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hjalmar-Fredrik-Elgerus-Bergman]. | |
| − | == | + | ==The original play== |
| + | Written in 1917 it tells the tale of an orphaned young woman, urged by her aunts to marry an unappealing but rich old man, Herr Sleeman. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | + | In 1957 a TV film version was made by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9NKYfPZZA] | |
| − | 1963: Translated | + | 1953: [[Cornelius January]] (1997) writes that a full-length English play entitled ''[[Mr Sleeman is Coming]]'' by [[Denis Rhodes Granger]] was produced for the [[Worcester Dramatic Society]] in 1953, directed by Granger himself. This is most probably a mistake and the play used was the English translation of the Bergman one-act play. |
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| + | 1963: Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Meneer Sleeman Kom]]'' (most probably from the English) by [[Leonora Nel]]. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1949: ''[[Mr Sleeman is Coming]]'' was presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]’s University Dramatic Society (sponsors) at the [[Little Theatre]] in October, directed by [[Arnold Pearce]]. | ||
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| + | 1963: ''[[Meneer Sleeman Kom]]'' was first produced by [[PACT]], as a double bill with ''[[Die Skuld van Oedipus]]'', in the Pretoria [[Breytenbach Theatre|National Theatre]]. Directed by [[Leonora Nel]], with [[Kita Redelinghuys|Kita Redelinghuijs]], [[Leonora Nel]], [[Vicki Vosloo]]/[[Phyllis Punt]], [[Ernst Eloff]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sleeman_Is_Coming | + | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hjalmar-Fredrik-Elgerus-Bergman |
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| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sleeman_Is_Coming. | ||
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| + | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9NKYfPZZA | ||
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| + | [[Cornelius January]] 1997. '''n Vergelykende studie ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite van stedelike swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe en plattelandse Swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe in die apartheidsjare''. Unpublished master’s thesis. Bellville: [[University of the Western Cape]]. | ||
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| + | [[Donald Inskip]] 1972. ''Forty [[Little Theatre|Little]] Years: The Story of a Theatre''. Cape Town: [[Howard Timmins]]: p.136. | ||
[[PACT]] Report 1963/64. | [[PACT]] Report 1963/64. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:11, 10 April 2025
Herr Sleeman kommer ("Mr Sleeman is Coming") is a Swedish one-act play by Hjalmar Bergman (1883-1931)[1].
Contents
The original play
Written in 1917 it tells the tale of an orphaned young woman, urged by her aunts to marry an unappealing but rich old man, Herr Sleeman.
Translations and adaptations
In 1957 a TV film version was made by Swedish director Ingmar Bergman[2]
1953: Cornelius January (1997) writes that a full-length English play entitled Mr Sleeman is Coming by Denis Rhodes Granger was produced for the Worcester Dramatic Society in 1953, directed by Granger himself. This is most probably a mistake and the play used was the English translation of the Bergman one-act play.
1963: Translated into Afrikaans as Meneer Sleeman Kom (most probably from the English) by Leonora Nel.
Performance history in South Africa
1949: Mr Sleeman is Coming was presented by the University of Cape Town’s University Dramatic Society (sponsors) at the Little Theatre in October, directed by Arnold Pearce.
1963: Meneer Sleeman Kom was first produced by PACT, as a double bill with Die Skuld van Oedipus, in the Pretoria National Theatre. Directed by Leonora Nel, with Kita Redelinghuijs, Leonora Nel, Vicki Vosloo/Phyllis Punt, Ernst Eloff and Jannie Gildenhuys.
Sources
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Hjalmar-Fredrik-Elgerus-Bergman
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sleeman_Is_Coming.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wG9NKYfPZZA
Cornelius January 1997. 'n Vergelykende studie ten opsigte van die aktiwiteite van stedelike swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe en plattelandse Swart amateur gemeenskapsgroepe in die apartheidsjare. Unpublished master’s thesis. Bellville: University of the Western Cape.
Donald Inskip 1972. Forty Little Years: The Story of a Theatre. Cape Town: Howard Timmins: p.136.
PACT Report 1963/64.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
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 South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
