Arme Marat

(“Poor Marat”) by Soviet playwright Aleksei Arbuzov (1908-1986). My Poor Marat tells the story of three Leningrad teenagers who struggle to survive the brutal winter of 1942, when the city was under siege by Nazi forces. *** Translated into Afrikaans from the German by Dawid Engela. Full-length play. Cast: mixed.** Original title? East European language? (Available at Dalro, http://www.dalro.co.za/).

Directed by Mavis Taylor for CAPAB, the play opened in the Hofmeyr Theatre on 27 May 1968. Cast: Katinka Heyns, Pieter Fourie, Cobus Rossouw. (Source: Teater SA, 1(1), 1968 and Photograph - NELM Manuscripts - [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 50).).

See also The Promise; My Poor Marat.

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