Rashomon
Rashomon by Fay and Michael Kanin, based on two short stories by Ryonsuke Akutagawa and the 1950 film by Akira Kurosawa.
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The original text
The stage version opened in 1959 with Claire Bloom and Rod Steiger. Published by
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Robert Mohr.
Performance history in South Africa
Rashomon opened in Afrikaans at the Hofmeyr Theatre on 14 October 1964, translated and directed by Robert Mohr. Revived there on 10 March 1965. Cast included Limpie Basson, Tine Balder, Ernst Eloff, Chris Fourie, Pieter Bredenkamp and Jannie Gildenhuys. This was also the debut with CAPAB of the redoubtable actress and translator Nerina Ferreira. Set designed by Pamela Lewis. The paly was taken on an extensive tour of the Cape Province in 1965.
First produced in English in South Africa by PACT in 1965 (directed by Joan Brickhill, starring Patrick Mynhardt).??**
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashomon_(play)
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 36-37.
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