Les Fourberies de Scapin

Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière, based on the Roman-Greek farce, The Phormio of Terentius. **** First produced in South Africa in English by ** in 19**. Translated into Afrikaans as Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino ("The trickeries of Scapino") by Bartho Smit and produced by NTO in 1958, directed by Jannie Gildenhuys. A prologue written by Gildenhuys was recited by Tilana Hanekom. Siegfried Mynhardt, Cobus Rossouw, Tilana Hanekom, Pieter Geldenhuys, Jannie Gildenhuys, Kita Redelinghuys, Anton Grobler, Leonora Nel and Johan van Zyl made up the cast. Décor by Frank Graves, costumes by Doreen Graves. Music composed by Peter Rorke. Repeated by **

Toured by CAPAB as a library production in the 1960s. (Source: Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 415)

Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino directed by Jo Gevers with the UTB, with himself in the lead role, in June 1965.

Sources

Lantern, 9(4):375-380.

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