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There are two plays by called The Play's the Thing that have been written or performed in South Africa.
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The Play's the Thing by Ferenc Molnár
An English translation of Játék a kastélyban ("The play in the castle", 1925) by Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár (1878-1952)[1].
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as The Play's the Thing or The Play in the Castle,
Translated into Afrikaans as Gekonkel in die Nag ("Schemes in the night")
Performance history in South Africa
1943: Produced by the Johannesburg Repertory Society, with Frank Douglass in 1943.
1956: Produced by National Theatre Organisation in 1956.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferenc_Moln%C3%A1r
Trek , 8(2):16, 1943.
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
The Play's the Thing by Jill Fletcher
The original text
An unpublished, undated typescript of a one-act play written by Jill Fletcher, and held by the author.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Gosher, 1988
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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