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| − | ''[[Rhinocéros]]'' is a absurdist political play by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco]. | + | ''[[Rhinocéros]]'' is a absurdist political play in three acts and four tableaux by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eug%C3%A8ne_Ionesco]. |
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | Originally written in French in 1959, the | + | Originally written in French in 1959, it was first pewrformed in a Berman translation in the Schauspielhaus at Düsseldorf on 6 November and the first French production was done by Jean-Louis Barrault in Paris at l'Odéon-Théâtre de France on 20 January, 1960. dans une mise en scène de Jean-Louis Barrault2. The play was published in French in 1959. |
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| + | The play is often read as a response and criticism to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, mass movements, philosophy and morality. It is the second in Ionesco's ''Berenger Cycle'', preceded by ''[[The Killer]]'' (1958) and followed by ''[[Exit the King]]'' (1962) and ''[[A Stroll in the Air]]'' (1963). | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated into English as ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' | + | Translated into English as ''[[Rhinoceros]]'' by ** ,and performed in April 1960 by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre in London, under the direction of Orson Welles, with Laurence Olivier as Bérenger, Joan Plowright as Daisy. |
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] from the French as ''Die Renosters'' by [[Bartho Smit]]. Published by HAUM-Literêr in the series ''Bartho Smit-vertalings'' in 1984, including ''[[La Leçon|Die Les]]'' and ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' in the same volume. | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] from the French as ''Die Renosters'' by [[Bartho Smit]]. Published by HAUM-Literêr in the series ''Bartho Smit-vertalings'' in 1984, including ''[[La Leçon|Die Les]]'' and ''[[Die Koning Sterf]]'' in the same volume. | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoc%C3%A9ros_(Ionesco) | ||
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_(play) | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_(play) | ||
Revision as of 06:38, 30 December 2016
Rhinocéros is a absurdist political play in three acts and four tableaux by Romanian playwright Eugène Ionesco (1909-1994) [1].
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The original text
Originally written in French in 1959, it was first pewrformed in a Berman translation in the Schauspielhaus at Düsseldorf on 6 November and the first French production was done by Jean-Louis Barrault in Paris at l'Odéon-Théâtre de France on 20 January, 1960. dans une mise en scène de Jean-Louis Barrault2. The play was published in French in 1959.
The play is often read as a response and criticism to the sudden upsurge of Communism, Fascism and Nazism during the events preceding World War II, and explores the themes of conformity, culture, mass movements, philosophy and morality. It is the second in Ionesco's Berenger Cycle, preceded by The Killer (1958) and followed by Exit the King (1962) and A Stroll in the Air (1963).
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Rhinoceros by ** ,and performed in April 1960 by the English Stage Company at the Royal Court Theatre in London, under the direction of Orson Welles, with Laurence Olivier as Bérenger, Joan Plowright as Daisy.
Translated into Afrikaans from the French as Die Renosters by Bartho Smit. Published by HAUM-Literêr in the series Bartho Smit-vertalings in 1984, including Die Les and Die Koning Sterf in the same volume.
Performance history in South Africa
1963: Produced English as Rhinoceros by Peter Kleinschmidt with students of University of Cape Town at the Little Theatre in 1963.
1963-4: Produced in Afrikaans by PACT, directed by Jannie Gildenhuys with Gildenhuys, Cobus Rossouw, Vicki Vosloo, Ernst Eloff, Phyllis Punt, Roelf Laubscher, Limpie Basson, Jan Bruijns, Leonora Nel, Francois Swart and Kita Redelinghuijs. Decor by Raimond Schoop and costumes designed by Joubero Malherbe.
1994: Produced in Afrikaans by the Stellenbosch University Drama Department in the H.B. Thom Theatre in May, directed by Waldemar Schultz, starring Paul du Toit, Francois Toerien, Anneke Hayward, Ewald Cress, Martelize Kolver, Anton van Eeden, Erik de Waal, Suzanne Smith, Gaerin Hauptfleisch, Franci Swanepoel, Marianne Stander, Lisl Wolmarans, Nico Dreyer, Amelda Brand, Cornelius Koopman, Nicole Holm, and Waldemar Schultz.
2011:Performed in the ATKV-Wynand Mouton-teater, as part of the Vryfees in Bloemfontein by Luwes Produksies. Directed by Nico Luwes with Johann Nel, André Stolz, Minette Grové, Dirk Gouws, Anna Visser, Alec Debbo, De Beer Cloete, Thys Heydenrych, Elandi Lamprecht, Pieter Venter, Charl Ochler, Jaco van der Merwe, Lizelle Delport, and Leandi de Klerk.
Sources
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoc%C3%A9ros_(Ionesco)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_(play)
Rhinoceros theatre programme (Little Theatre 1963).
http://www.volksbladfees.co.za/program.aspx?date=2011-07-15
PACT report, 1963/64
H B Thom Theatre programme, 1994
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