Minna von Barnhelm

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Minna von Barnhelm by Gotthold E. Lessing (1729-1781). A German play about ***. Translated into Afrikaans by J.F.W. Grosskopf, it became a very popular play with the Afrikaans actors and audiences from its first production by Paul de Groot/ André Huguenet in 19**. Produced under the tiltle Altyd My Liefste ["Always my Love"] at the Little Theatre in Cape Town by NTO in its opening season (performing in tandem with Dear Brutus) in January 1948. Directed by Truida Pohl, it starred André Huguenet, Siegfried Mynhardt, Gert van den Bergh and Georgie Linder, Enone van den Berg. Lighting by Harry Ligoff. The NTO production had 134 performances on its tour through the country, closing in Johannesburg in July 1948. Altyd My Liefste, a translation of Lessing’s German classic Minna von Barnhelm, was directed by Truida Pohl for the National Theatre in its inaugural season.


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