Much Ado about Nothing

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Much Ado about Nothing by William Shakespeare. ***

Performance history in South Africa

First produced in South Africa by ** in 18**. Other productions include the opening production in the new Johannesburg REPS Theatre ( 7th November 1951, directed by Gwen ffrangçon-Davies and starring Margaret Inglis and Jack Ralphs.), **, **

Staged in May 1969 by USAT in the Libertas Theatre in Stellenbosch, directed by Bie Engelen, with Johann van Heerden (Don Pedro), Jan Engelen (Don John), Bryan Andrews (Claudio), Tom Henderson (Benedick), Robert Sceales (Leonato), Charles Kitching (Antonio), Tjaart van der Walt (Balthasar & Friar Francis), Oskar Prozesky (Conrade & Messenger), Nick Jourdan (Borachio), John Cartwright (Dogberry), Howard Bradshaw (Verges), Stephen Goodson (Sexton), Douglas Wade (various), Shelley Berger (Hero), Marianne Roux (Beatrice), Laurika Rauch (Margaret) and Hester Ballot (Ursula).

Directed by Francois Swart for PACT, 1971.

Maynardville (dir Roy Sargeant 1977; dir Ralph Lawson 1990; dir Fred Abrahamse, 200*)

Translations and adaptations

An Afrikaans translation entitled Bohaai oor Boggerol by Martelize Kolver was done in the H.B. Thom Theatre in 2004, directed by Kolver.

Sources

http://www.maynardville.co.za/pages/archive.php

USAT theatre programme, May 1969.

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