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''The Iron Harp'' is a play by Irish playwright Joseph O'Conor () [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_O%27Conor]. One of the characters is an officer in the I.R.A., recently blinded.
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''[[The Iron Harp]]'' is a play by Irish playwright Joseph O'Conor () [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_O%27Conor].  
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==The original text==
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A play about an officer in the I.R.A., recently blinded.
  
 
Published in ''Three Irish plays'', introduced and edited by E. Martin Browne. Harmondsworth, England : Penguin, 1959.
 
Published in ''Three Irish plays'', introduced and edited by E. Martin Browne. Harmondsworth, England : Penguin, 1959.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by , probably as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
Presented in an [[Afrikaans]] translation (title?) by [[CAPAB]], 1964. (Source: ''Die Burger'', January 1964)
 
  
Patrick Mynhardt directed ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' ("The Blind Fighter"), which is probably a translation into [[Afrikaans]] of this play, for [[PACT]] in 1965, starring [[Marius Weyers]] as Kaptein Douglas Turner.
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1964: The [[Afrikaans]] version performed by [[CAPAB]], Cape Town, as ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]''.
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1965: ''[[Die Blinde Vegter]]'' performed by [[PACT]] in Pretoria, directed by [[Patrick Mynhardt]] with [[Marius Weyers]] as "Kaptein Douglas Turner".
  
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==Sources==
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''[[Die Burger]]'', January 1964
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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== Return to ==
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Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
  
 
Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
 
Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]]
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Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]]
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Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]]
  
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
 
Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
  
 
Return to [[Main Page]]
 
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Revision as of 06:01, 30 March 2026

The Iron Harp is a play by Irish playwright Joseph O'Conor () [1].

The original text

A play about an officer in the I.R.A., recently blinded.

Published in Three Irish plays, introduced and edited by E. Martin Browne. Harmondsworth, England : Penguin, 1959.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans by , probably as Die Blinde Vegter ("The Blind Fighter"), in 1964.

Performance history in South Africa

1964: The Afrikaans version performed by CAPAB, Cape Town, as Die Blinde Vegter.

1965: Die Blinde Vegter performed by PACT in Pretoria, directed by Patrick Mynhardt with Marius Weyers as "Kaptein Douglas Turner".

Sources

Die Burger, January 1964

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page