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| − | ''Peer Gynt'', by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). Produced by the [[University Players]], University Hall, Johannesburg, 1946. [[Reuben Hartstein]], [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Millicent Sidley]], [[Pamela Jones]] | + | ''Peer Gynt'', a dramatic poem in five acts written in 1867 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906). |
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| + | == The original text == | ||
| + | Published in ''Samlede digterverker'' by Gyldendalske Bokhandel, 1922. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| + | Different translations into English exist. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | Produced in English by the [[University Players]], University Hall, Johannesburg, 1946. [[Reuben Hartstein]], [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Millicent Sidley]], [[Pamela Jones]]. | ||
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| + | Performed at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, under the direction of [[Mavis Taylor]] opening 9 March 1968, starring [[Michael Atkinson]] as Peer Gynt. Some other members of the large cast were [[Babs Laker]], [[Margaret Heale]], [[Janice Honeyman]], [[Grethe Fox]], [[Paul Slabolepszy]], [[Annelisa Weiland]], [[Gay Morris]], [[Wilson Dunster]] and [[Dudley hopkins]]. Decor designed by [[Maciek Miszewski]] and [[Mavis Taylor]], original music composed by [[Michael Tuffin]], lighting by [[Mick Wells]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
''South African Opinion'', 3(4):22, 1946. | ''South African Opinion'', 3(4):22, 1946. | ||
| + | ''Peer Gynt'' theatre programme, 1968. | ||
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Revision as of 12:19, 8 June 2015
Peer Gynt, a dramatic poem in five acts written in 1867 by Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906).
Contents
The original text
Published in Samlede digterverker by Gyldendalske Bokhandel, 1922.
Translations and adaptations
Different translations into English exist.
Performance history in South Africa
Produced in English by the University Players, University Hall, Johannesburg, 1946. Reuben Hartstein, Doreen Mantle, Millicent Sidley, Pamela Jones.
Performed at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, under the direction of Mavis Taylor opening 9 March 1968, starring Michael Atkinson as Peer Gynt. Some other members of the large cast were Babs Laker, Margaret Heale, Janice Honeyman, Grethe Fox, Paul Slabolepszy, Annelisa Weiland, Gay Morris, Wilson Dunster and Dudley hopkins. Decor designed by Maciek Miszewski and Mavis Taylor, original music composed by Michael Tuffin, lighting by Mick Wells.
Sources
South African Opinion, 3(4):22, 1946.
Peer Gynt theatre programme, 1968.
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