Les Fourberies de Scapin
Les Fourberies de Scapin by Molière, based on the Roman-Greek farce, The Phormio of Terentius. **** First produced in South Africa in English by ** in 19**. Translated into Afrikaans as Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino ("The trickeries of Scapino") by Bartho Smit and produced by NTO in 1958, directed by Jannie Gildenhuys. A prologue written by Gildenhuys was recited by Tilana Hanekom. Siegfried Mynhardt, Cobus Rossouw, Tilana Hanekom, Pieter Geldenhuys, Jannie Gildenhuys, Kita Redelinghuys, Anton Grobler, Leonora Nel and Johan van Zyl made up the cast. Décor by Frank Graves, costumes by Doreen Graves. Music composed by Peter Rorke. Repeated by **
Toured by CAPAB as a library production in the 1960s.
Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in 1963, directed by Jo Gevers, starring Franz Marx, Gevers, Piet van Straaten, Gertie Smith-Visser, Henk Hugo, Deon Joubert, Carmen Haddad, Annatjie Voster, Antoinette Terblanche, Gisela Täger.
Die Jakkalsstreke van Scapino directed by Jo Gevers with the UTB, with himself in the lead role, in June 1965.
In 1973 Errol Ross directed the play for PACOFS, starring Ernst Eloff and Jannie Gildenhuys.
Presented by CAPAB in 1986, directed by Jannie Gildenhuys who played in the original NTO production. Marthinus Basson as Scapino, design by Jenny de Swardt.
Sources
Lantern, 7(4):375-380. 1958.
UTS theatre pamphlet
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 415
Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet
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