Black Comedy
Black Comedy by Peter Shaffer.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the British National Theatre on 27 July 1965. Published in Four Plays by Peter Shaffer. Penguin, 1981.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Robert Mohr with the title Donkerwerk is Konkelwerk.
Performance history in South Africa
Together with The White Liars it made up a double bill starring Eckard Rabe and Ruth Oppenheim. It was directed by John Hussey for PACT/TRUK at the Alexander in 1972. Members of the cast were James White, Gay Lambert, Kenneth Baker, Nigel Vermaas, Bess Finney, Maggie Soboil, Don McCorkindale, Siegfried Mynhardt.
Donkerwerk is Konkelwerk was presented by KRUIK Toneel at the Nico Malan Theatre opening 27 February 1980 in a double bill with El Grande de Coca-Cola. Robert Mohr directed, decor and costumes by Bruno Santini, lighting by Leon Benzakein. The cast: Paul Slabolepszy, Brümilda van Rensburg, Marga van Rooy, Neville Thomas, Johan Malherbe, Neels Coetzee, Grethe Fox, David van der Merwe. After being staged at the H.B. Thom Theatre the play was taken on tour.
Sources
PACT Newsletter, July 1972.
Theatre programme, 1980.
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
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