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| − | An Afrikaans version of the play (''[[Die Reënmaker]]''), translated by [[Fred le Roux]], was produced by [[CAPAB]] | + | An Afrikaans version of the play (''[[Die Reënmaker]]''), translated by [[Fred le Roux]], was produced by [[CAPAB]] opening 28 August 1965 at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] under the direction of [[Suzanne van Wyk]] with [[Babs Laker]] and [[Paul Malherbe]], and [[SWAPAC]] in 197*. Wolfgang von Stas directed this translation for [[PACOFS]] in 1972, starring [[Jan Prinsloo]] and [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]]. Published by [[DALRO]], 1972. |
Another translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''. ([[NELM]] [Collection: LILENSTEIN, Mavis]: 2007. 9. 2. 25) | Another translation was done by [[André P. Brink]], also entitled ''[[Die Reënmaker]]''. ([[NELM]] [Collection: LILENSTEIN, Mavis]: 2007. 9. 2. 25) | ||
Revision as of 09:20, 17 July 2015
The Rainmaker is a play written by N. Richard Nash in the early 1950s. The play opened on October 28, 1954 at the Cort Theatre in New York and ran for 125 performances. It was directed by Joseph Anthony.
Performance history in South Africa
First produced professionally in South Africa by ***
Directed by Leonard Schach for the Cockpit Players at the Hofmeyr Theatre, October 1956. The cast: Alec Bell, Brian Bell, Walter Glennie, John Hussey, Johan Nell, Zoë Randall. Decor Frank Graves. Taken on tour to Port Elizabeth, Durban, Bloemfontein and Kimberley in 1957.
Produced by a local group in Port Elizabeth in 1965, directed by CAPAB's Pietro Nolte.
Translations and adaptations
An Afrikaans version of the play (Die Reënmaker), translated by Fred le Roux, was produced by CAPAB opening 28 August 1965 at the Hofmeyr Theatre under the direction of Suzanne van Wyk with Babs Laker and Paul Malherbe, and SWAPAC in 197*. Wolfgang von Stas directed this translation for PACOFS in 1972, starring Jan Prinsloo and Louise Mollett-Prinsloo. Published by DALRO, 1972.
Another translation was done by André P. Brink, also entitled Die Reënmaker. (NELM [Collection: LILENSTEIN, Mavis]: 2007. 9. 2. 25)
Die Reënmaker was presented by PACT Drama at theatres in Pretoria, Johannesburg and Natal, directed by Louis van Niekerk, 1977. It is unclear which translation was used.
Die Reënmaker presented by CAPAB circa 1980, starring Christo Potgieter, David van der Merwe, *.
Sources
Inskip, 1977. p 52-54, 121.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 418.
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