Deadlock

Deadlock is a play by Leslie Sands (1921-2001)

The original text

Though no indication is given of the exact English original, it seems possible that it may be Sands's 1995 play Deadlock (filmed as Another Man's Poison).[1]

Translations and adaptations

Made into a movie under the title Another Man's Poison (1952), featuring Bette Davis.

Possibly translated into German as Giftgrün

Performance history in South Africa

1995: The German stage version performed in Cape Town by Das Kleine Theater am Kap.

Sources

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/may/23/guardianobituaries#:~:text=Seasons%20at%20the%20National%20Theatre,Poison%20(1952)%2C%20with%20Bette%20Davis.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leslie_Sands

The KTK website (last updated in 2000, now defunct) http://www.ktk.co.za/default.htm

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