Titus Andronicus
Titus Andronicus (1594), by William Shakespeare, a sea of horror and blood (Wolrd Drama)
Performance history in South Africa
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Breyten Breytenbach, produced for CAPAB in 1970 by the German director Dieter Reible at the Hofmeyr Theatre. Jannie Gildenhuys played Saturninus, Pietro Nolte Bassianus, Pieter Geldenhuys Titus Andronicau, James Norval Marcus Andronicus. Other members of the cast included Mees Xteen, Chris Swanepoel, Peter Grobbelaar, Pieter von Dissel, Ben Dekker, Dawid van der Walt, Johan Naudé, Chris Swanepoel, Johan Esterhuizen, Johan Malherbe, Will Bernard, Pieter Joubert, Willem de la Querra, Grethe Fox, Annelisa Weiland, Anna Cloete. Decor and costumes by Bert Kistner. It was a controversial but a successful production. Including a tour, it saw 19 performances.
Sources
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. P 70-71.
Titus Andronicus programme, 1970.
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