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A one-act play by [[Tennessee Williams]] (1946 and 1953).
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''[[Hello from Bertha]]'' is a one-act play by [[Tennessee Williams]] (1946 and 1953).
  
Staged by the [[Libertas Theatre Club]] in 1971, directed by [[Marie van Heerden]], with [[Brenda von Memerty]] (Goldie), [[Jean McDonald]] (Bertha), [[Annette Muller]] (Lena) and [[Laetitia Roos]] (Girl);
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==The original text==
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A play about Bertha, a prostitute on the verge of being evicted from a low-class bordello. In a series of delusions she revisits her past loves while slipping toward disease and death.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1971: Staged by the [[Libertas Theatre Club]] in 1971, directed by [[Marie van Heerden]], with [[Brenda von Memerty]] (Goldie), [[Jean McDonald]] (Bertha), [[Annette Muller]] (Lena) and [[Laetitia Roos]] (Girl).
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== Sources ==
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https://www.concordtheatricals.com/s/7523/hello-from-bertha
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
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Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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Return to [[Main Page]]

Revision as of 19:52, 19 November 2022

Hello from Bertha is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams (1946 and 1953).

The original text

A play about Bertha, a prostitute on the verge of being evicted from a low-class bordello. In a series of delusions she revisits her past loves while slipping toward disease and death.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1971: Staged by the Libertas Theatre Club in 1971, directed by Marie van Heerden, with Brenda von Memerty (Goldie), Jean McDonald (Bertha), Annette Muller (Lena) and Laetitia Roos (Girl).

Sources

https://www.concordtheatricals.com/s/7523/hello-from-bertha

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page