Poor Murderer
Czech and Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet Pavel Kohout's (born 1928) most notable play, based on the short story Thought by Leonid Andreyev.
Contents
The original text
The English version opened on Broadway in Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1976.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Arme Moordenaar by Merwe Scholtz.
Performance history in South Africa
Arme Moordenaar first produced by CAPAB March 1974, stage manager Mavis Lilenstein.
Performed in English for CAPAB in 1981.
Arme Moordenaar directed for KRUIK by Pieter Fourie, 1986.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Kohout
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 103
NELM: LILENSTEIN, Mavis. October 2006. (AN: MANU-101045)
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