Voulez-vous Jouer avec Moâ?

Voulez-vous Jouer avec Moâ? ("Would You Like to Play with Me?") is theatrical piece by Marcel Achard (1999-1974)[1].

The original text

Marcel Achard's first play, this avant garde comedy about circus and its clowns was written in 1922 and first performed at the Théâtre de l'Atelier, Paris, on 18 December 1923, directed by Charles Dullin.

Published by Nouvelle Revue Française in 1924.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as Would You Like to Play with Me?

Translated into Afrikaans Mag ek Saamspeel? ("May I play along?") by Laurie van der Merwe

South African performances

1959: Produced by National Theatre Organisation in the NTO Kamertoneel. Directed by Tone Brulin with Richard Daneel, Piet Bezuidenhout, Dale Swanepoel and Emsie Botha.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcel_Achard

Lantern, 9(2):193. Dec 1959.

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voulez-vous_jouer_avec_mo%C3%A2_%3F

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