L'Avare
L'Avare by Molière (1668).
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Translations
Translated into English as The Miser,
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Vrek by A.F.H. van Dijk
Production history in South Africa
In the original French
Presented in Cape Town in 1945 by Cercle des Amis de la Langue Francaise, with Maurice Pinson as "Herpagon". Décor by André Salesse.
In English
1825: There is an indication that the amateur company Honi Soit qui Mal y Pense planned a production of the play in English in April 1825, though no specific information is available about the production. (A copy of the play was lent to the society by an unknown donor in that year.)
1964: Produced by PACT, directed by Joan Brickhill, with Siegfried Mynhardt, Louis Burke, Fiona Fraser, Phillip Boucher, Shirley Firth, Arthur Hall and others. Presented at the Alexander Theatre, National Theatre, Pretoria and then taken on tour in Transvaal and Natal, playing for twenty weeks.
2013: Presented as part of the France – South-Africa Seasons 2012-2013, by The Baxter Theatre Centre and Fortune Cookie Company, in association with the Market Theatre, and with the support of IFAS and Alliance Française du Cap. Directed by Sylvaine Strike, with Lionel Newton Patricia Boyer, Atandwa Kani, Mpho Osei Tutu, Jason Kennett, Kate Liquorish, William Harding,and Motlatji Ditodi. Opening in Johannesburg at the Market Theatre, then in Cape Town at the Baxter Theatre (8 to 25 May 2013). The production won Best Production of a Play, Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role for Patricia Boyer; Best Costume Design for Sarah Roberts and Best Director for Sylvaine Strike at the 10th annual Naledi Theatre Awards.
In Afrikaans
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Vrek by A.F.H. van Dijk, it was first produced by NTO in 1951, directed by Suzanne van Wyk, with Siegfried Mynhardt in the lead role and Anna Cloete as Frosine, playing for 206 nights. The cast also included Michal Grobbelaar, Gert van den Berg and Dulsie Smit. Isabel Pienaar, Enone van den Bergh, Emgee pretorius, Jacques Loots, Anna cloete, James Norval, Tromp Terre'Blanche, Dan Welman. Decor and costumes Ronnie Philip. (NTO programme, 1951)
Done in Windhoek by SWAPAC in 19**.
Sources
Trek, 10(10):18, 1945.
Lantern, 1(3):150-151. June 1951 and 1(5):520-523.
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