The Tempest

The Tempest by William Shakespeare. First performed 16**. First performed in South Africa by *** in 18**. Famous productions include **, Johannesburg Reps 1956 directed by Lesley French and featuring David Crichton, **; In 1945 an all-"coloured" production was done in Cape Town**. PACOFS and the Bloemfontein Shakespeare Circle in 1970, directed by Leslie French, featuring John Boulter as Prospero and the young Ralph Lawson as Ariel and Neels Coetzee as Caliban. Translated into Afrikaans as ????** and as Die Storm ( = The Storm) by Tjaart Potgieter in 1988), produced by PACT in 198*?. In 2007 a radically new Afrikaans production, based on the earlier translation by Tjaart Potgieter, was produced by Vleis, Rys, en Aartappels in conjunction with the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department, for the Oudtshoorn Festival (KKNK), directed by Marthinus Basson with Antoinette Kellerman as Prospero, Jana Cilliers as Ariel and Gerben Kamper as Caliban.

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