Difference between revisions of "Der öffentliche Ankläger"
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Revision as of 07:44, 7 August 2015
Der öffentliche Ankläger ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [1]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the French revolutionary law court during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods, Fouquier-Tinville [2].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated by André P. Brink from the German into Afrikaans with the title Die Staatsaanklaer.
Performance history in South Africa
1970: The André P. Brink translation Die Staatsaanklaer was staged by PACOFS, directed by Brink, with Cobus Rossouw (Fouquier-Tinville), Neels Coetzee (Grebeauval), Jannie Gildenhuys (Tallien), Louw Verwey (Sanson), Johan Botha (Montane), Louise Mollett-Prinsloo (Theresa Tallien), Jan Prinsloo (Fabricius, William Egan (Heron), Andries Lategan (Polisieman) and Brian Scott (Polisieman).
Sources
Wikipedia [3]
PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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