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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1965: Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 19 May 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. Directed by [[Robert Aden]], decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]]. The cast: [[Glynn Day]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Robert Aden]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Mary McKinley]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Alan Prior]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Robert del Kyrke]]. | 1965: Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 19 May 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]]. Directed by [[Robert Aden]], decor and costumes by [[Pamela Lewis]]. The cast: [[Glynn Day]], [[Vaughan Scott]], [[Robert Aden]], [[Paddy Canavan]], [[Mary McKinley]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Alec Bell]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]], [[Alan Prior]], [[Ziona Garfield]], [[Robert del Kyrke]]. | ||
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| + | 1966: Broadcast in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Groot Mes]]'' by the [[Afrikaans]] radio service of the [[SABC]] on 1 April at 19h30. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 16:00, 26 May 2022
The Big Knife (1949) is a play by American playwright, screenwriter, and director Clifford Odets (1906-1963). A classic tale about keeping your integrity in the face of success.
Performance history in South Africa
1965: Presented by CAPAB, opening 19 May 1965 at the Hofmeyr Theatre. Directed by Robert Aden, decor and costumes by Pamela Lewis. The cast: Glynn Day, Vaughan Scott, Robert Aden, Paddy Canavan, Mary McKinley, Johann Nell, Alec Bell, Simon Swindell, Reinet Maasdorp, Alan Prior, Ziona Garfield, Robert del Kyrke.
1966: Broadcast in Afrikaans as Die Groot Mes by the Afrikaans radio service of the SABC on 1 April at 19h30.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Odets
The Big Knife theatre programme, 1965.
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