The Visit
The Visit (1956), a tragicomedy by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Original German title: Der Besuch Der Alten Dame. A classic play about revenge, telling of a woman who returns to the village after the war to seek recompense?* . First performed **. The original 1956 play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt was adapted for American audiences by Maurice Valency. Its first Broadway theatre production, in 1958, was directed by Peter Brook and starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.
Performance history in South Africa
Produced by Albert Thomas from 1 to 16 February 1963.
Presented by CAPAB Opening 13 October 1966 at the Hofmeyr Theatre directed by the New York director Stanley Waren starring Babs Laker, Johann Nell, Phillip Boucher, visiting British actor Michael Mellinger,
The Visit (Magnet Theatre, 1994), ?????
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Die Besoek van die Ou Dame by Bartho Smit and performed at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre by NTO in 1962, with Anna Neethling-Pohl in the lead, directed by Fred Engelen.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit
The Argus 13 February 1963. Die Loodswaaiers programme, 1966.
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