Hippolytus
Hippolytus (Ancient Greek: Ἱππόλυτος, Hippolytos) is a tragedy by Euripides,
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The original text
Based on the myth of Hippolytus, son of Theseus.
First produced in 428 BC.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted for South African performance as The Minotaur's Sister, performed featuring Aletta Bezuidenhout in 1985.
Performance history in South Africa
1931: Presented by the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department at the Little Theatre, directed by Ruth Peffers, October.
1947: Presented by the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department at the Little Theatre in June, directed by Matine Harman.
Sources
Wikipedia [1].
Inskip, 1972. pp.119, 133.
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