Die Hemelbed
Het hemelbed : toneelspel in drie bedrijven (“The Heaven bed”) by Jan de Hartog (1914-2002). Full-length. Cast: mixed.
Another translation was done from English into Afrikaans by Fred le Roux with the title Die Dubbelbed. This version was presented by PACT in the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg, the National Theatre, Pretoria and toured the Transvaal in 1964. Pieter Geldenhuys directed and acted with Joan Brink. Decor by Raimond Schoop and costumes by Margaret Louttit.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Afrikaans translation by Sandra Kotzé. Published by Nas Bib. (Available at Dalro, http://www.dalro.co.za/)
Performance history in South Africa
1963: Produced by Fred Engelen for CAPAB with Tine Balder and Pieter Geldenhuys (and Paul Malherbe?) on a tour which began on 18 November at Jan Kempdorp.
Sources
PACT report, 1963/64.
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research.p 15.
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