Poor Murderer
by Pavel Kohout.
Pavel Kohout's most notable play and is based on the short story "Thought" by Leonid Andreyev.
The English version opened on Broadway in Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1976. Performed in English for CAPAB in 1981. (Source: Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 103).
Translated into Afrikaans as Arme Moordenaar and first produced by CAPAB in 1986, directed by Pieter Fourie.
Mavis Lilenstein for her stage management for the KRUIK production of Arme moordenaar by Pavel Kohout translated by Merwe Scholtz, March 1974; Pavel Kohout (born July 20, 1928, Prague) is a Czech and Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet. His most notable play is the drama Poor Murderer, that opened on Broadway in Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1976. It is based on the short story "Thought" by Leonid Andreyev.[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Kohout
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