La Paix chez soi
La Paix chez soi ("Peace at Home") is a comedy in one act by French dramatist Georges Courteline (1858-1929) [1].
Contents
The original text
Originally written in 1903
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Peace at Home
Translated into Afrikaans as Vrede Tuis by Reinet Louw .
Performance history in South Africa
1971: Vrede Tuis was staged by PACT, directed by Truida Louw, featuring George Ballot (Theo) and Annette Engelbrecht (Valentine).
1975: Vrede Tuis was staged by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the H.B. Thom Theatre in October, directed by Ria Olivier, starring Jannie Blanckenberg, Eugenie Kemp and Elmé Gildenhuys.
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1971.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Copy of the Afrikaans translation found in the Stellenbosch University drama archive.
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