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| − | ''[[Twelfth Night, or What You Will]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night] is a comedy by William Shakespeare (1564-1616)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare].
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| − | == The original text ==
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| − | First performed c1601. Perhaps the most popular Shakespeare play in South African theatre, certainly performed more than any other in the 19th century. (???***)
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| − | == Translations and adaptations ==
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| − | Translated by [[Uys Krige]] into [[Afrikaans]], as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'', commissioned by [[PACT]]. ([[HAUM]], 1967).
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | First recorded South African performance in the [[Military Barracks]] in Cape Town in 179*?]
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| − | 1895: Performed by [[W.J. Holloway]] and company of the [[Wheeler Theatre Company]] at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg. They had been brought out to South Africa by the [[Wheeler Brothers]] to do a series of Shakespeare plays.
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| − | 1941: Produced by [[Marda Vanne]] in the [[Hofmeyr Hall]] and at the [[Standard Theatre]], Johannesburg, in 1941, also playing Maria. With [[Gwen ffrangçon-Davies]] (Olivia), [[Lydia Lindeque]] (Viola), [[Cecil Williams]] (Orsino). Settings by [[Basil South]]. Music composed or arrangend by Percival Kirby and recorded in Johannesburg.
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| − | 1946: A production by students of the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] was directed by [[Dighton Stammers]].
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| − | 1949: [[Leonard Schach]] directed the [[Cape Town Repertory Theatre Society]] for the opening of the [[Labia Theatre]] from 23 May to 4 June. Decor and costumes were by [[Dorrit Dekk]]. In the cast were [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Dorothy Felbert]], [[Gavin Haughton]], [[Cecil Jubber]], [[Ken Taylor]].
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| − | 1953: Performed professionally in English by [[National Theatre Organisation]] and taken on a National tour. Directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Gerrit Wessels]], [[Siegfried Mynhardt]], [[Frank Wise]], [[Alan Chadwick]], [[Edna Jacobson]], [[Roma Reilly]], [[Aedwyn Darroll]], [[Vivienne Drummond]], [[Michael Perry]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[David Ritch]], [[Barry Lategan]], [[Timothy Spring]]. Decor and costumes were by [[Frank Graves]].
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| − | 1964: Performed by [[PACT]] in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'', using the commissioned translation by [[Uys Krige]]. It opened on 11 August, directed by [[Leonard Schach]] assisted by [[Leonora Nel]] with [[Dawid van der Walt]], [[John Engelbrecht]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Lourens Odendaal]], [[Kita Redelinghuys]], [[Japie van Niekerk]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[James Norval]], [[Marga van Rooy]], [[Joan Brink]], [[Roelf Laubscher]], [[William Egan]], [[Salomi Louw]], [[Paddy Norval]], [[Francois Swart]] and [[Louis van Niekerk]]. Decor designed by [[Graham Brown]], costumes designed by [[Margaret Louttit]].
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| − | 1969: Presented by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by [[Michael Atkinson]], August 1969, starring [[Michael Atkinson|himself]] (Orsino), [[Ken Leach]] (Curio), [[Glynn Day]] (Valentine), [[Brian Kennedy]] (1st Officer), [[Roger Dwyer]] (2nd Officer & Sea Captain), [[Frank Laubscher]] (3rd Officer), [[Lyn Hooker]] (Viola), [[Elliot Playfair]] (Priest), [[Valerie Fletcher]] (Olivia), [[Gillian Garlick]] (Lady in waiting), [[Margaret Heale]] (Maria), [[Pieter Geldenhuys]] (Sir Toby Belch), [[Jeff Smith]] (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), [[Will Bernard]] (Feste), [[Ralph Lawson]] (Sebastian), [[Wilson Dunster]] (Fabian), [[Bernard Brown]] (Malvolio), [[Paul Fosbery]] (Antonio) and others. Set designed by [[Raimond Schoop]], costumes designed by [[Chris van den Berg]], stage manager [[Brian Kennedy]], lighting devised by [[Scott Robertson]]. Music and songs arranged by [[Michael Tuffin]].
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| − | 1970: Staged by the [[Theatre Workshop Company]] in Durban, directed by [[Pieter Scholtz]], with himself (Orsino), [[Gillian Lomberg]] (Viola), [[Dennis Schauffer]] (Malvolio), [[Nerissa Holdcroft]] (Olivia), [[Joseph Ribeiro]] (Feste), [[Ann Wakefield]] (Maria), [[Phillip Boucher]] (Sir Toby Belch), [[Roger Orton]] (Sir Andrew Aguecheek), [[Mervyn Podmore]] (Curio & Priest), [[Michael Finlay]] (Valentine), [[Edwin Winship]] (A Sea Captain), [[Garry Gordon]] (Gentleman), [[Robert Gordon]] (Fabian), [[David Ritchie]] (Antonio), [[Michael Roland]] (Sebastian), [[Colin Stansell]] (1st Officer), [[Keith Humphrey]] (2nd Officer) and [[Jeremy Hurley]] (Servant). Costumes by [[Tom Owen]].
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| − | 1974: Staged by [[The Company]], directed by [[Janice Honeyman]], with a cast including [[Lindsay Reardon]], [[Jon Ossher]], [[David Eppel]], [[Danny Keogh]], [[Ron Smerczak]], [[Jud Cornell]], [[Vanessa Cooke]], [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] and [[Sue Kiel]]. Music by [[John Oakley-Smith]].
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| − | 1975: Performed in Afrikaans as ''[[Twaalfde Nag]]'' by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]], opening on 29 September. Directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]], assisted by [[Sandra Kotzé]], with [[Nic de Jager]], [[Regardt van den Bergh]], [[Allan Dyssel]], [[Jana Cilliers]], [[André Rossouw]], [[Fanie Bekker]], [[Sandra Kotzé]], [[Pierre van Pletzen]], [[Mees Xteen]], [[Liz Dick]], [[Pieter Joubert]], [[Pieter Geldenhuys]], [[Marcel van Heerden]], [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]], [[Jan Prinsloo]], [[Ralph van Pletzen]] and [[Gavin Power]]. Decor and costumes by [[Chris van den Berg]], lighting by [[Pieter de Swardt]], music by [[Michael Tuffin]]. This production opened at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch on 21 October 1975.
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| − | 1977: Directed by [[David Horner]] for [[SODA]].
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| − | 1981: ''Twaalfde Nag'', the [[Uys Krige|Krige]] [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Francois Swart]] (assisted by [[William Egan]]), with [[Louis van Niekerk]] (Orsino), [[Rika Sennett]] (Olivia), [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Viola), [[Carel Trichardt]] (Sir Tobie), [[Pierre van Pletzen]] (Sir Andries), [[Franz Marx]] (Malvolio), [[Don Lamprecht]] (Feste), [[Amor Tredoux]] (Maria), [[Etienne Puren]] (Sebastian), [[Ben Kruger]] (Antonio), [[Eric Nobbs]] (Seekaptein), [[Klasie Coetzee]] (Fabio), [[Johan Blignaut]] (Priester), [[Richard van der Westhuizen]] (Valentino), [[Johan Engelbrecht]] (Dienskneg & Digter), [[Nico Liebenberg]] (Curio), [[Trudi Lamprecht]] (Hofdame), [[Kritch Krook]] (Matroos), [[Alida Theron]] (Hofdame), [[Schalk Schoombie]] (Matroos), [[Richard Carlsson]] (Musikant), [[Graham Weir]] (Matroos), [[Laurence Lurie]] (Sint Nikolaas) and [[Ronny Belcher]] (Swarte Piet). Decor and costumes by [[Gloria Lovegrove]].
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| − | 1984: ''Twaalfde Nag'', the [[Uys Krige|Krige]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, was produced by [[PACOFS]] 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]], [[Hélène 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]].
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| − | 1988: Directed by [[Joseph Ribiero]] at the [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]] for [[SODA]].
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| − | 1989: [[Maynardville]] directed by [[Keith Grenville]] starring [[Ralph Lawson]], [[Pauline O'Kelly]], [[Don Maguire]]/[[David Muller]] (alternating as a sea captain), [[André Roothman]], [[Timothy Mahoney]], [[Peter Butler]], [[Phillip Boucher]], [[Fiona Coyne]], [[David Alcock]], [[Bo Petersen]], [[James Irwin]], [[Willie Fritz]], [[Edward Turner]], [[Royston Stoffels]]/[[John Dennison]], [[Carsten Rieger]], [[André Samuels]], [[Toni Mitchell]], [[Theo Vilakazi]], [[Ivan Abrahams]]. Designed by [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]], music by [[Péter Louis van Dijk]]. This production was also seen at the [[Oude Libertas Theatre]].
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| − | 1990: Directed by [[Christopher Weare]] at the [[Little Theatre]], opening 1 September 1990.
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| − | 1993: Directed by [[Jerry Mofokeng]] at the [[Wits Theatre Complex|Wits Theatre]] for [[SODA]].
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| − | 1998: Presented at [[Maynardville]], directed by [[Clare Stopford]], starring [[Peter Butler]], [[Michele Burgers]], [[Bo Petersen]], [[Langley Kirkwood]], [[Gavin van den Berg]], [[June van Merch]], [[Kurt Wustmann]], [[David Dennis]], [[Ivan D. Lucas]], [[Lee-Ann van Rooi]], [[Terence Bridgett]], [[David Isaacs]], [[Akin Omotoso]], [[Emile Serfontein]], [[Nomzamo Sishuba]], [[Jackson Vuka]]. Designer [[Peter Cazalet]], lighting designer [[Malcolm Hurrell]], music composition [[David Kramer]], choreography [[Alfred Hinkel]].
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| − | 1998: Staged at the [[Market Theatre]], 6 May - 6 June starring [[Esmeralda Bihl]], [[Terence Bridgett]], [[Coco Merckel]], [[Peter Butler]], [[David Dennis]], [[Langley Kirkwood]], [[Ivan D. Lucas]], [[Geoffrey Matentji]], [[Erica Petersen]], [[Carol Radebe]], [[June van Merch]], [[Isadora Verwey]], [[Gavin van den Berg]], [[Kurt Wustmann]] and others.
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| − | 2005: A notable multiracial production of the [[Uys Krige]] [[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]]. *
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| − | 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 (with [[Jana Cilliers]], [[Helen Bourne]], [[Evelyn Dalberg]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Daniel Davies]], [[John Burch]], [[Joseph Ribeiro]]), [[Clare Stopford]]'s 1998 (an adaptation set in a Cape fishing village, with [[Michele Burgers]], [[Bo Petersen]], [[Peter Butler]], [[David Dennis]], [[Gavin van den Berg]], [[June van Merch]], [[Ivan D. Lucas]], [[Langley Kirkwood]] and others, with music by [[David Kramer]]) and [[Geoffrey Hyland]]’s 2006 versions, with **.
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| − | 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.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | ''Trek'' 26 September 1941, 19.
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| − | ''Helikon'', 2(9):19-21.
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| − | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 119, 120, 126.
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| − | [[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
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| − | ''Twelfth Night'' theatre programme, [[CAPAB]] 1969.
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| − | [[Theatre Workshop Company]] theatre programme, 1970.
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| − | ''Twaalfde Nag'' theatre programme, 1975.
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| − | [[PACT]] ''Twaalfde Nag'' theatre programme, 1981.
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| − | [[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
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| − | [[The Company]] theatre programme (undated).
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