The Visit

The Visit (1956), a tragicomedy by Swiss dramatist Friedrich Dürrenmatt. Original German title: Der Besuch Der Alten Dame. A classic play about revenge, telling of a woman who returns to the village after the war to seek recompense?* . First performed **. The original 1956 play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt was adapted for American audiences by Maurice Valency. Its first Broadway theatre production, in 1958, was directed by Peter Brook and starred Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne.

Performance history in South Africa

First in South Africa ?* First in English in 19** by **.

Presented by CAPAB in 1966.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Besoek van die Ou Dame by Bartho Smit and performed at the Johannesburg Civic Theatre by NTO in 1962, with Anna Neethling-Pohl in the lead, directed by Fred Engelen.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Visit

CAPAB List of Plays Presented, 1971.

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