Saint Joan
Saint Joan by Irish playwright George Bernrad Shaw [1] (1856-1960).
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The original text
First published in London by Constable, 1924.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans in slightly abbreviated form as Johanna, die Soldaat van God by W.E.G. Louw, and published by Nasionale Boekhandel Bpk, 1962.
Performance history in South Africa
Saint Joan was produced by NTO in 1959, with Afrikaans actress Kita Redelinghuys in the lead. The cast also included Harold Lake, David Herbert, Ivor van Rensburg, Siegfried Mynhardt, Frank Wise, Walter Glennie, Ivor Kruger, Michael Preston, Tone Brulin, Noël Borain, Pietro Nolte, Helene de Jong, John Boulter, Innes Hirson, Jimmy Mentis, Alfred Stretton. Décor and costumes by Frank Graves and Doreen Graves.
Johanna, die Soldaat van God opened at the Bellville Civic Centre on 21 September 1960. The production was presented by the University of Stellenbosch under the auspices of the NTO. The guest director was Fred Engelen of Belgium, whose wife Tine Balder played the title role.
Sources
Wikipedia [2]
Lantern, 9(2):192-197, 208.
Theatre programme 1960.
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research.
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