Maria Stuart

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Maria Stuart by Friedrich Schiller. * First produced * First produced in South Africa by * Other English productions by **, PACT, (dir Francois Swart, 1987), **. An Afrikaans translation of the play by Ulrich Gerryts was produced by the Volksteater in Pretoria in 1941, directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl and featuring Berdine Grünewald. Also translated into Afrikaans by Karel Schoeman, published by Human and Rousseau/Tafelberg*? In 197*. This translation first performed by ** in 19**. A non-traditional student production of an expanded version of the latter Afrikaans text done by the German director Bernard Wolf at the HB Thom Theatre in 2005, to celebrate the Schiller year.

A translation into Afrikaans by Wilhelm Grütter was directed by Jannie Gildenhuys for the re-opening of the Hofmeyr Theatre after renovations on 4 August 1965. Tine Balder played Elizabeth I, with Esther van Ryswyk as Mary Queen of Scots.

Sources

Source: Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 65.


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