Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι

Ἰφιγένεια ἐν Αὐλίδι (Iphigenia in Aulis or Iphigenia at Aulis) is a Greek tragedy by Euripides.

The Romanized form of the Greek title reads Īphigéneia en Aulídi, and it is sometimes referred to simply as Iphigenia (in English) or Iphigeneia (in Dutch and Afrikaans, as in the original Greek), however this must not be confused with Euripides's other, possibly the more influential, tragedy about Iphigenia, known as Iphigenia in Tauris.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English by Apostolis Melachrinos. ***

Translated into Afrikaans (as Iphigeneia in Aulis) by J.P.J. van Rensburg for performance by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch (UTS) and the Drama Department at the University of Stellenbosch in 1964. (A copy in Departmental archive). The text later published by Human & Rousseau, 1967.

Performance history in South Africa

1963: Performed in English as Iphigenia in Aulis by the Athens Drama Company, which Leon Gluckman had brought out to tour South Africa and Rhodesia. They played at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre from 15 May to 1 June and the ** in Cape Town. The piece was directed by Costis Michaelides with Aleka Katselis, Maria Moscholiou and Costas Kazakos in the cast, among others.

1964: The Afrikaans translation presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the Hollandse Saal, Stellenbosch, directed by Fred Engelen.

Sources

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

Athens Drama Company programme.

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.203-205

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