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| − | ''[[Der Besuch Der Alten Dame]]'' is a German tragicomedy by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt.
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| − | ==The original text==
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| − | A classic play about revenge, telling of a woman who returns to the village after the war to seek recompense.
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| − | First performed in 1956**.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | 1983: Produced by [[Albert Thomas]] for the [[Peninsula Dramatic Society]] at the [[Labia Theatre]] from 11 to 16 February 1963.
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| − | 1966: Presented by [[CAPAB]], opening 13 October 1966 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] directed by the New York director Stanley Waren [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren] starring [[Babs Laker]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Phillip Boucher]], visiting British actor Michael Mellinger, [[Alan Prior]], [[Michael Newell]], [[Eric Brundl]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Norman Ettlinger]], [[Pietro Nolte]], [[Norman Coombes]] and others. Decor and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]].
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| − | 1994: The Visit ([[Magnet Theatre]], 1994), '''?????'''
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Adapted and translated into English as ''[[The Visit]]'' by Maurice Valency and had its first Broadway theatre production, in 1958, directed by Peter Brook and starring Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
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| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Besoek van die Ou Dame]]'' by [[Bartho Smit]] and presented by ''[[Die Johannesburgse Afrikaanse Toneelkomitee]]'' at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in 1962, with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] in the lead, directed by [[Fred Engelen]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | Wikipedia [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit].
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| − | Flyer for the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] inaugural festival in 1962.
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| − | Material collected by [[Gladys Thomas|Gladys]] and [[Albert Thomas]] held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 21. 9 and ''The Argus'' 13 February 1963. (Labia production).
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| − | ''Die Loodswaaiers'' programme, 1966.
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| − | ''The Visit'' theatre programme, 1966.
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| − | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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