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| − | ''The Promise'' (aka ''[[My Poor Marat]]'') by Aleksei Arbuzov. A popular Russian play about the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders. First produced in 1965 in Russia, playing 66 theatres there. First production of the English translation by Ariadne Nicolaeff in England directed by Frank Hauser with Ian McKellen at the Oxford Playhouse, London 21 November 1966. First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. It starred English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and [[Olive MacFarlane]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. An Afrikaans version by ** , entitled ''[[ | + | ''The Promise'' (aka ''[[My Poor Marat]]'') by Aleksei Arbuzov. A popular Russian play about the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders. First produced in 1965 in Russia, playing 66 theatres there. First production of the English translation by Ariadne Nicolaeff in England directed by Frank Hauser with Ian McKellen at the Oxford Playhouse, London 21 November 1966. First produced in South Africa by [[Pieter Toerien]] and [[Basil Rubin]] at the [[Brooke Theatre]] in 1967. It starred English actor [[Andrew Ray]], [[John Fraser]] and [[Olive MacFarlane]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]]. An Afrikaans version by ** , entitled ''[[Arme Marat]]''*?, produced in 19** at ** |
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The Promise (aka My Poor Marat) by Aleksei Arbuzov. A popular Russian play about the lives of three teenagers during the savage 1942 winter siege of Leningrad, as the Russians fight off the Nazi invaders. First produced in 1965 in Russia, playing 66 theatres there. First production of the English translation by Ariadne Nicolaeff in England directed by Frank Hauser with Ian McKellen at the Oxford Playhouse, London 21 November 1966. First produced in South Africa by Pieter Toerien and Basil Rubin at the Brooke Theatre in 1967. It starred English actor Andrew Ray, John Fraser and Olive MacFarlane, directed by Leonard Schach. An Afrikaans version by ** , entitled Arme Marat*?, produced in 19** at **
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