The Fall of the House of Usher

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The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe. Adapted by Steben Berkoff to a stage play with the same title.

Performance history in South Africa

Presented by CAPAB Drama at the Nico Malan Arena, first performed 18 April 1985. Music, mime and voice were a integral part of this production. Cellist Angela Paynter played from a score composed by Péter Louis van Dijk. Direction and design by Marthinus Basson, mime coreography and coaching by Chris Goetsch, lighting by Pieter de Swardt. Members of the cast were David Dennis, Jennifer Steyn and Romano Gorlei.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

Theatre pamphlet

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