Du Vent dans les Branches de Sassafras

Du Vent dans les Branches de Sassafras ("The wind in the branches of [the] Sassafras [tree]") by French playwright and poet René de Obaldia (1918-)[1].

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Wind in die Takke van Sassafras by Nerina Ferreira (1921-2012).

Performance history in South Africa

1974: Performed by the Afrikaans company of CAPAB directed by Peter Kleinschmidt at the Nico Malan Theatre (16 August to 7 September) and the H.B. Thom Theatre (10 to 14 September 1974) starring Percy Sieff, Sandra Kotzé, Grethe-Maria Fox, Pierre van Pletzen, Mees Xteen, Johan Malherbe, Liz Dick, Paul Malherbe, Chris Bartlett. Designed by Manfred Glaesmann, costumes by Krista Urban, lighting by Pieter de Swardt.

1986: Presented by PACOFS in 1986, directed by Pierre van Pletzen with Helene Truter, André Lombard, Annemarie Rauh, André-Jacques van der Merwe, Pierre van Pletzen.

Sources

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988

CAPAB theatre programme, 1974.

Wikipedia [2].

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