Police
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A play by Slawomir Mrozek. The play, Mrozek's first, is set in a mythical country where the secret police have been so successful that all opposition to the ruling tyrannical regime has disappeared.
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The original text
The play premiered in Warsaw in June 1958.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English by Nicholas Bethell.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by CAPAB Drama at the Hofmeyr Theatre with direction and decor by Mavis Taylor. The cast: Johan Malherbe (Chief of police), Nerina Ferreira (Wife), Paul Slabolepszy (Policeman), Pietro Nolte (Band), Ronald France (Prisoner/Aide), Phillip Boucher (General), Roger Dwyer (Sergeant).
Sources
Police theatre programme, 1971.
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