Hello from Bertha
Hello from Bertha is a one-act play by Tennessee Williams (1946 and 1953).
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The original text
A play about Bertha, a prostitute on the verge of being evicted from a low-class bordello. In a series of delusions she revisits her past loves while slipping toward disease and death.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1971: Staged by the Libertas Theatre Club in 1971, directed by Marie van Heerden, with Brenda von Memerty (Goldie), Jean McDonald (Bertha), Annette Muller (Lena) and Laetitia Roos (Girl).
Sources
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/s/7523/hello-from-bertha
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