Nemesis
Nemesis, a thriller written by Mario Schiess,
Not to be confused with the burlesque Nemesis! Or Not Wisely but Too Well by H.B. Farnie
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The original text
is the dramatisation of a fictitious fateful meeting between Dr Joseph Mengele, camp doctor of Auschwitz, and a young Jew who has come to assassinate him.
Playscript held by NELM: [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 473.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1988: Staged in the Kleinteater in Pretoria, directed by Mario Schiess, with Patrick Mynhardt (Mengele), Bruce Alexander (Meyers) and Margaret Koch.
1989: Directed by Schiess for CAPAB, opening 8 March at the Nico Arena, with Patrick Mynhardt (Mengele), Bruce Alexander (Meyers) and Margaret Koch.
Sources
The Star, 12 Oct 1988.
Die Transvaler, 14 Oct 1988.
Nemesis theatre programme, 1989.
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