The World of Sholom Aleichem
The World of Sholom Aleichem is an adaptation of three stories by Yiddish author and playwright Sholom Aleichem [1] (1859-1916).
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1957: Produced by Cecil Williams , with Sarah Sylvia, British actor David Kossoff and Joyce Grant.
An adaptation from the Aleichem stories by Pieter Scholtz. Directed and performed by Pieter Scholtz. First performed in the ** theatre, Durban. Also toured, and was
1976: Staged as an outside production at The Space (Cape Town) in 1976.
Sources
Astbury 1979.
Tucker, 1997. 110.
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