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''Der gute Mensch von Sezuan'', by Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956). Translations into English are: ''[[The Good Woman of Setzuan]]'', by Eric Bentley and ''The Good Person of Szechwan'', by Ralph Manheim.  
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'''''Der gute Mensch von Sezuan''''', [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Person_of_Szechwan] is a 1941 parable play by German poet, playwright, and theatre director Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertolt_Brecht].
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== The original text ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translations into English include: ''[[The Good Woman of Setzuan]]'', by Eric Bentley and ''The Good Person of Szechwan'', by Ralph Manheim.  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
Produced in Afrikaans by [[PACOFS]] in October 1974 as ''Die Goeie Mens van Setzuan'', directed by [[William Egan]], starring, among others, [[Wim Vorster]]. Stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]].
 
Produced in Afrikaans by [[PACOFS]] in October 1974 as ''Die Goeie Mens van Setzuan'', directed by [[William Egan]], starring, among others, [[Wim Vorster]]. Stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]].
  
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== Sources ==
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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]]
  
Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 G|G]] in Plays II Foreign Plays
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
  
Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
  
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
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Revision as of 07:12, 24 May 2016

Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, [1] is a 1941 parable play by German poet, playwright, and theatre director Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) [2].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translations into English include: The Good Woman of Setzuan, by Eric Bentley and The Good Person of Szechwan, by Ralph Manheim.


Performance history in South Africa

Produced in Afrikaans by PACOFS in October 1974 as Die Goeie Mens van Setzuan, directed by William Egan, starring, among others, Wim Vorster. Stage manager Mavis Lilenstein.

Sources

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