Little Red Riding Hood

Little Red Riding Hood is a favourite theme for pantomimes and children's plays, as well as satires.

The original fable

The well known tale of the young girl, her grandmother and the wolf, Little Red Riding Hood is a European fairy tale and has its origins in various European folk tales from the 10th century, including the Italian tale of La finta nonna ("The False Grandmother"). The two best known and probably most influential versions were written by Charles Perrault (1628-1703)[1] and the Brothers Grimm (1780s-1860s)[2].

For more on the original tales, see "Little Red Riding Hood" in Wikipedia[3] for example.

Adaptations

International versions

The story has been changed considerably in various retellings in various formats, and subjected to numerous modern adaptations and readings. Other names that occur for the story are: "Little Red Cap" or simply "Red Riding Hood".

Radically adapted and/or localized South African versions

For more details on these South African versions see the individual entries.

The Wolf and I a pantomime by Taubie Kushlick (1959)

1996: Rooikappietjie by Janice Honeyman

2001: Rooi ("Red") by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, performed by

2001: Rooikêppetjie ("little red cap") or RooiKôppitjie"little redhead") by Malan Steyn, Saartjie Botha and cast members.

Rooikappie en die Wolf in Skaapklere ("little red cap and the wolf in sheep's clothing") by Gerben Kamper ().

Productions of all versions in South Africa=

1905: Red Riding Hood, a burlesque version by an unnamed author, was performed by

1948: Little Red Riding Hood, produced and directed by Bill Brewer, Hofmeyr Theatre, Cape Town.

Radically adapted and/or localized South African versions

For more details on these South African versions see the individual entries.

1959: The Wolf and I a pantomime by Taubie Kushlick, performed at the Carlton Hotel.

1996: Rooikappietjie by Janice Honeyman

2001: Rooi ("Red") by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, performed by

2001: Rooikêppetjie ("little red cap") or RooiKôppitjie"little redhead") by Malan Steyn, Saartjie Botha and cast members.

Rooikappie en die Wolf in Skaapklere ("little red cap and the wolf in sheep's clothing") by Gerben Kamper ().

Puppet and marionette versions in South Africa

1976: A marionette performance by Estelle van der Merwe, first performed 1976 in Parys (OFS) by the Parys Library Marionette Group.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Red_Riding_Hood

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Perrault

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205

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