The Emperor's New Clothes
The Emperor's New Clothes is the most commonly found English title for Hans Christian Andersen's beloved Danish tale Kejserens nye Klæder, first published on 7 April 1837)[1].
There have been numerous stage, film and media versions of this tale over the years, including a number of radically adapted and even politicized versions.
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International versions performed in South Africa
Original South African stage versions
South African versions include the following (go to the specific entry for details):
Die Keiser ("The emperor") by Bartho Smit.
The Naked Emperor (1982: Smit's play translated into English by Aart de Villiers and Don Lamprecht)
Once Upon a Time (Four fairy tales, including The Emperor's New Clothes,
Die Koning Raak Gewoond Daaraan ("The king is getting used to it", 1980s: a one act children's play by Johan Hugo and Deon Wiggett.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Emperor%27s_New_Clothes
https://books.google.co.za/books/about/The_Naked_Emperor.html?id=jfIzAAAAIAAJ&redir_esc=y
Johan Hugo and Deon Wiggett. 1980s. Die Koning Raak Gewoond Daaraan. A typed copy of the work is held in the archive of the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch.
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