Emigrante

Emigranci by Polish dramatist, writer and cartoonist Slawomir Mrozek. One-act. Cast: mixed. Written in 1974, The Emigrants reflects both the philosophical and the mundane dilemmas of émigrés from Eastern Block states living in the West.

The original text

Emigranci / The Émigrés, Dialog 1974, nr 8.

Translations and adaptations

Published in English by Samuel French

Translated into Afrikaans by Nerina Ferreira with the title Die Emigrante.

Performance history in South Africa

Die Emigrante presented by TRUK Toneel in 1986 under the direction of Dieter Reible starring Marius Weyers and Peter Terry. Lighting by Jacques Mulder.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C5%82awomir_Mro%C5%BCek

http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2010/02/06/the-emigrants/

Die Emigrante theatre programme, 1986.

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