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Revision as of 06:44, 20 April 2016
Voulez-vous Jouer avec Moâ? ("Would You Like to Play with Me?") is theatrical piece by Marcel Achard (1899-1974)[1].
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The original text
Marcel Achard's first play, this avant garde comedy about circus and its clowns was written in 1922 and first performed at the Théâtre de l'Atelier, Paris, on 18 December 1923, directed by Charles Dullin. It was unique in many ways, inter alia allowing for audience participation on stage with the clowns.
Published by Nouvelle Revue Française in 1924.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Would You Like to Play with Me?
Translated into Afrikaans Mag ek Saamspeel? ("May I play along?") by Laurie van der Merwe
South African performances
1959: Produced by National Theatre Organisation in the NTO Kamertoneel. Directed by Tone Brulin with Richard Daneel, Piet Bezuidenhout, Dale Swanepoel and Emsie Botha.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Achard
Lantern, 9(2):193. Dec 1959.
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voulez-vous_jouer_avec_mo%C3%A2_%3F
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