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| − | ''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare. First performed c1601. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. [???***First recorded South African performance in the [[Military Barracks]] in Cape | + | ''Twelfth Night'' by William Shakespeare. First performed c1601. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. [???***First recorded South African performance in the [[Military Barracks]] in Cape Town in 179*?] |
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| + | Produced by [[Marda Vanne]] in the [[Hofmeyr Hall]] in 1941, also playing Maria. With [[Gwen ffrangcon-Davies]] (Olivia), [[Lydia Lindeque]] (Viola), [[Cecil Williams]] (Orsino). Settings by [[Basil South]]. Music composed or arrangend by Percival Kirby and recorded in Johannesburg. | ||
Performed professionally in English by [[NTO]] in 1953, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], featuring [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Roma Reilly]]. [[Aedwyn Darroll]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[David Ritch]], [[Barry Lategan]], [[Tom Spring]]. (Source: ''Helikon'', 2(9):19-21. | Performed professionally in English by [[NTO]] in 1953, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], featuring [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Roma Reilly]]. [[Aedwyn Darroll]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[David Ritch]], [[Barry Lategan]], [[Tom Spring]]. (Source: ''Helikon'', 2(9):19-21. | ||
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'' by [[Uys Krige]] and first performed by [[PACT]]?* on 11 August 1964 (dir. ***). Often performed in that language too, e.g. the [[PACOFS]] production at the [[National Arts Festival|National Festival of the Arts]] in Grahamstown in 1984 under the direction of [[Truida Louw]] with [[Nico Liebenberg]], [[Christo Compion]], [[Franz Grabe]], [[Anita de Jager]], [[Danie Burger]], [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Helene Truter]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Pierre van Pletzen]], [[Blaise Koch]], [[Christo Potgieter]], [[Hugo Taljaard]], [[Danie Burger]], and others. Decor by [[Johan Badenhorst]], costumes by [[James Parker]]. A notable multiracial production of the Afrikaans text was done by [[Janice Honeyman]] at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, [[KKNK]] and [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2005, featuring i.a. [[Anna-Mart van der Merwe]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], [[Quanita Adams]], [[Royston Stoffels]] and [[Ivan Abrahams]]. * | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'' by [[Uys Krige]] and first performed by [[PACT]]?* on 11 August 1964 (dir. ***). Often performed in that language too, e.g. the [[PACOFS]] production at the [[National Arts Festival|National Festival of the Arts]] in Grahamstown in 1984 under the direction of [[Truida Louw]] with [[Nico Liebenberg]], [[Christo Compion]], [[Franz Grabe]], [[Anita de Jager]], [[Danie Burger]], [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Helene Truter]], [[Bill Curry]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Pierre van Pletzen]], [[Blaise Koch]], [[Christo Potgieter]], [[Hugo Taljaard]], [[Danie Burger]], and others. Decor by [[Johan Badenhorst]], costumes by [[James Parker]]. A notable multiracial production of the Afrikaans text was done by [[Janice Honeyman]] at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]] in Stellenbosch, [[KKNK]] and [[Baxter Theatre]] in 2005, featuring i.a. [[Anna-Mart van der Merwe]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Chris van Niekerk]], [[Jeroen Kranenburg]], [[Quanita Adams]], [[Royston Stoffels]] and [[Ivan Abrahams]]. * | ||
| + | == Sources == | ||
| + | ''Trek'' 26 September 1941, 19. | ||
Revision as of 17:25, 25 October 2013
Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare. First performed c1601. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. [???***First recorded South African performance in the Military Barracks in Cape Town in 179*?]
Produced by Marda Vanne in the Hofmeyr Hall in 1941, also playing Maria. With Gwen ffrangcon-Davies (Olivia), Lydia Lindeque (Viola), Cecil Williams (Orsino). Settings by Basil South. Music composed or arrangend by Percival Kirby and recorded in Johannesburg.
Performed professionally in English by NTO in 1953, directed by Leonard Schach, featuring Gerrit Wessels, Siegfried Mynhardt, Frank Wise, Alan Chadwick, Edna Jacobson, Roma Reilly. Aedwyn Darroll, Vivienne Drummond, Michael Perry, Pieter Geldenhuys, David Ritch, Barry Lategan, Tom Spring. (Source: Helikon, 2(9):19-21.
Other notable productions include **, **, **, **,. It has been performed a number of times at Maynardville, beginning with ***’s version in 195*, with ** and including Roy Sargeant's 1978 and Geoffrey Hyland’s 2006 versions, with **. An innovative production by The Company in the Blue Fox, Johannesburg in the 1970s used a set consisting only of two cushions, two deck chairs and a green carpet with a hole in it.
Translated into Afrikaans as Twaalfde Nag by Uys Krige and first performed by PACT?* on 11 August 1964 (dir. ***). Often performed in that language too, e.g. the PACOFS production at the National Festival of the Arts in Grahamstown in 1984 under the direction of Truida Louw with Nico Liebenberg, Christo Compion, Franz Grabe, Anita de Jager, Danie Burger, Marko van der Colff, Johan Malherbe, Helene Truter, Bill Curry, Mary Dreyer, Pierre van Pletzen, Blaise Koch, Christo Potgieter, Hugo Taljaard, Danie Burger, and others. Decor by Johan Badenhorst, costumes by James Parker. A notable multiracial production of the Afrikaans text was done by Janice Honeyman at the Oude Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch, KKNK and Baxter Theatre in 2005, featuring i.a. Anna-Mart van der Merwe, Marius Weyers, Peter Butler, Chris van Niekerk, Jeroen Kranenburg, Quanita Adams, Royston Stoffels and Ivan Abrahams. *
Sources
Trek 26 September 1941, 19.
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