Difference between revisions of "Les Chaises"

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Les Chaises (1952) [1], a tragic farce by Eugène Ionesco. Immensely popular absurdist play about non-communication.

Translated from the French into English as The Chairs by Richard Daneel.

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Stoele by Nerina Ferreira.

1959: The Chairs was directed by Richard Daneel for the NTO Kamertoneel, starring himself, David Herbert and Wilma Stockenström . Decor by Frank Graves. Stage manager Athol Fugard.

1970: The Ferreira Afrikaans translation, Die Stoele was produced by KRUIK in November.

1979: A Don Maguire Production featured The Chairs and The Lesson in An Evening with Ionesco at the Baxter Theatre Studio. Directed by Don Maguire, the cast included Barbara Maguire, Richard Farmer and Don Maguire.

Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.

Lantern, 9(2):192-197. Dec 1959.

The Chairs theatre programme, 1959.

Theatre scrapbook held by NELM: [Collection: LILENSTEIN, Mavis]: 2007. 9. 25. 3. (KRUIK production, 1970).

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: '''''The Chairs''''' was directed by [[Richard Daneel]] for the [[NTO Kamertoneel]] in 1959 starring himself, [[David Herbert]] and [[Wilma Stockenström]] . Decor by [[Frank Graves]]. Stage manager [[Athol Fugard]].
+: '''''The Chairs''''' was directed by [[Richard Daneel]] for the [[NTO Kamertoneel]], starring himself, [[David Herbert]] and [[Wilma Stockenström]] . Decor by [[Frank Graves]]. Stage manager [[Athol Fugard]].
-: The [[Nerina Ferreira|Ferreira]] [[Afrikaans]] translation '''''Die Stoele''''' was produced by [[KRUIK]] in November 1970.
+: The [[Nerina Ferreira|Ferreira]] [[Afrikaans]] translation, '''''Die Stoele''''' was produced by [[KRUIK]] in November.
-: A [[Don Maguire]] Production in 1979 featured '''''The Chairs''''' and ''[[The Lesson]]'' in ''An Evening with Ionesco'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]] Studio. Directed by [[Don Maguire]], the cast included [[Barbara Maguire]], [[Richard Farmer]] and [[Don Maguire]].
+: A [[Don Maguire]] Production featured '''''The Chairs''''' and ''[[The Lesson]]'' in ''An Evening with Ionesco'' at the [[Baxter Theatre]] Studio. Directed by [[Don Maguire]], the cast included [[Barbara Maguire]], [[Richard Farmer]] and [[Don Maguire]].
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