Tons of Money
Tons of Money is a 1922 farcical play by British playwrights Will Evans (1873-1931) [1] and Valentine (1876–1961) [2].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Possibly translated into Afrikaans as Wie is Wie? by Hendrik Hanekom
Translated into Afrikaans as Sakke Vol Geld ("Bags of money") by Leonie Pienaar.
Performance history in South Africa
1931:
1941: Tons of Money was produced at an unknown venue according to press reports and theatre programme held by NELM [Collection: LISTER, Moira]: 2007. 20. 6. 1.
1947: Sakke Vol Geld, the Leonie Pienaar Afrikaans translation was staged by K.A.T. in March 1947, directed by Pienaar.
1984: Staged by PACT, directed by Michael McCabe, with Andrew Buckland (Aubrey), Annelisa Weiland (Louise), Norman Coombes (Sprules), Carol-Ann Kelleher (Simpson), Lynne White (Miss Benita), Graham Weir or Nicky Rebelo (Giles), Anthony James (James), Kate Edwards (Jean), Graham Hopkins (Henery) and Kevin Smith (George). Designed by Chris van den Berg.
Sources
Wikipedia [3]
PACT theatre programme, 1984.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
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