August August, August

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August August, August is a Czech play by Pavel Kohout (1928- )

The original text

A play about a clown, written in Czech and First performed in Czech in 1966-7 and published in 1968 as August August, August: cirkusové představení s jednou přestávkou by Orbis.

Known as August August, the Clown in the English .


Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as

Translated into Afrikaans by Nerina Ferreira as August August, August (subtiteled "Die Sirkusnar", i.e. "the circus clown").


Performance history in South Africa

1970: First performed in Afrikaans, directed for CAPAB by German director Peter Kleinschmidt at the Hofmeyr Theatre, 1970, starring Pieter Joubert (Meneer Klapperdop), Peter Grobbelaar (Die Ringmeester), Wiebke Gröndahl (Evelyne), Percy Sieff (August, 'n Hanswors), Grethe Fox (Lulu), Johan Malherbe (Bumbel), Johan Esterhuizen (Klein August), Mees Xteen (Die Orkesleier). This production toured to Worcester, Bellville, Stellenbosch and Paarl in August 1970. Stage director Mavis Lilenstein, decor and costumes designed by Manfred Glaesmann, lighting designed by Pieter de Swardt.

1981: Performed by PACT with Johan Malherbe as "August".

1987: The Ferreira Afrikaans version was performed by the Stellenbosch Drama Department, directed by Johann van Heerden with a cast of semi-professional performers and drama students The cast included Duncan Johnson, Chris Truter, Johann Nel, Illse Roos, Jannie Hofmeyr and others.

Sources

https://books.google.co.za/books?id=6I3nAAAAMAAJ&source=gbs_book_other_versions


Pavel Kohout website [1]

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 70

August August, August CAPAB theatre programme, 1970.

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