Meneer Sleeman Kom
A Swedish one-act play, originally entitled Herr Sleeman kommer (English: Mr. Sleeman Is Coming) by Hjalmar Bergman. The tale of an orphaned young woman, urged by her aunts to marry a rich old man.
Performance history in South Africa
Translations and adaptations
Translated in to Afrikaans as Meneer Sleeman Kom (most probably from the English) by Leonora Nel.
First produced by PACT , as a double bill with Die Skuld van Oedipus, in 1963, in the Pretoria National Theatre. Directed Leonora Nel, with Kita Redelinghuijs, Leonora Nel, Vicki Vosloo/Phyllis Punt, Ernst Eloff and Jannie Gildenhuys.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Sleeman_Is_Coming
PACT Report 1963/64.
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