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| − | ''Death and the Maiden'' (1990) by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play is about a woman who takes revenge on her rapist. The time is the present and the place, a country that is probably Chile but could be any country that has given itself a democratic government just after a long period of dictatorship | + | ''[[Death and the Maiden]]'' (1990) is a play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play is about a woman who takes revenge on her rapist. The time is the present and the place, a country that is probably Chile but could be any country that has given itself a democratic government just after a long period of dictatorship. |
| + | The world premiere was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 9 July 1991, directed by Lindsay Posner with Juliet Stevenson. Glen Close, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss appeared in a Broadway production. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
Dorfman invited [[Barney Simon]] to produce the play in South Africa. It was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] starring [[Terry Norton]], [[Ramolao Makhene]] and [[Robert Whitehead]] in 1992. Sets designed by [[Nadya Cohen]], lighting by [[Wesley France]]. | Dorfman invited [[Barney Simon]] to produce the play in South Africa. It was staged at the [[Market Theatre]] starring [[Terry Norton]], [[Ramolao Makhene]] and [[Robert Whitehead]] in 1992. Sets designed by [[Nadya Cohen]], lighting by [[Wesley France]]. | ||
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Revision as of 11:54, 20 April 2018
Death and the Maiden (1990) is a play by Chilean playwright Ariel Dorfman. The play is about a woman who takes revenge on her rapist. The time is the present and the place, a country that is probably Chile but could be any country that has given itself a democratic government just after a long period of dictatorship.
The world premiere was staged at the Royal Court Theatre in London on 9 July 1991, directed by Lindsay Posner with Juliet Stevenson. Glen Close, Gene Hackman, Richard Dreyfuss appeared in a Broadway production.
Performance history in South Africa
Dorfman invited Barney Simon to produce the play in South Africa. It was staged at the Market Theatre starring Terry Norton, Ramolao Makhene and Robert Whitehead in 1992. Sets designed by Nadya Cohen, lighting by Wesley France.
Sources
Vrye Weekblad 11 November 1992
Wikipedia [1].
Material relevant to the production held by NELM: [Collection: MARKET THEATRE]: 2007. 10. 10. 35. 1.
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