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| − | by Bertolt Brecht. The original German title is ''[[Der Kaukasische Kreidekreis]]'', and it is a reworking of Brecht's earlier short story, ''Der Augsburger Kreidekreis''. Both the story and the play are based on the 14th-century Chinese play ''Circle of Chalk'' by Li Xingdao.
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| − | A parable about a peasant girl who rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its wealthy natural parents.
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| − | Written in Santa Monica (USA) in 1944/45, translated into English by Eric Bentley and had its world première at Carleton College, Minnesota, in 1948. The first professional production was at the Hedgerow Theatre, Philadelphia, directed by Bentley and the German première was in 1954 at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm, Berlin.
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| − | ==Performance history in South Africa==
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| − | One of the first productions of the [[Serpent Players]] (1964?), directed by [[Athol Fugard]] and featuring [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]] as Aniko. ****
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| − | Produced and directed by [[Fred Engelen]] with students of the [[Universiteit van Stellenbosch Drama Departement|University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the late 1960s.
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| − | Directed by [[David Haynes]] in the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Topwn, with [[Owen Sejake]] as Azdak, September 1986.
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| − | Presented by the [[Market Theatre]], directed by [[Gerrit Schoonhoven]] at the [[National Arts Festival]], 1991.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | An [[Afrikaans]] translation by [[Johann van Heerden]] from the original German, entitled ''[[Die Kaukasiese Krytsirkel]]'', was done by students of the Drama Department at [[Stellenbosch University]] in 1973. Directed by Van Heerden, starring [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Antoinette Kellermann]], [[Rina Nienaber]], [[Lochner de Kock]] and others.
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| − | In September 1992 [[Herman Pretorius]] directed [[Johan van Heerden|Van Heerden]]'s translation for [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Der_kaukasische_Kreidekreis
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caucasian_Chalk_Circle
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| − | UTS theatre programme, 1992.
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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