Paul

Paul is a play by Howard Brenton (1942-) [1].

The original text

Based on the life and career of Paul the Apostle, but with a highly controversial twist in which Jesus is shown as having survived the Crucifixion and his appearance to Paul on the way to Damascus as a real encounter arranged by Mary Magdalene and Peter, not a celestial vision.

First performed in modern dress, directed by Howard Davies and played in the Cottesloe auditorium of the National Theatre, London from 30 September 2005 – 4 February 2006.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Paulus by Henry Mylne and Hugo Taljaard

Performance history in South Africa

2007: Paulus performed in Afrikaans at the KKNK festival, directed by Henry Mylne with himself, Lizz Meiring, Blaise Koch, Tertius Meintjes, Theodore Jantjies and Deon Coetzee in the cast.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_(play)

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

Beeld 6 February 2007

Kobus Burger. Plus, 23 January, 2008 (For some reason, the article credits the original English play wrongly to a "David Brenton".)

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