The Blacks
The Blacks (original title in French Les Nègres, clownerie), by Jean Genet (1910-1986).
Contents
The original text
Published in 1958, it was first performed in a production directed by Roger Blin at the Théatre de Lutèce in Paris, which opened on 28 October 1959.
Translations and adaptations
Translated from the French by Bernard Frechtman. Published in English by Faber and Faber, 1967.
Performance history in South Africa
Presented by PACT at the 1989 National Arts Festival directed by Dieter Reible assisted by Alan Swerdlow. Designer Chris van den Berg, lighting designers Jan Gosnell and Dieter Reible. The cast: Peter Se-Puma, Soli Philander, Bill Curry, Nomhle Nkoyeni, Noria Mabuela, Margaret Williams, Tshidi Mochaki, Nomsa Nene, Kurt Egelhof, Norman Ntsiko, Samson Khumalo, Dan Sebogodi, Fats Bookholane.
An English translation by Robert David MacDonald opened in a co-production by the Market Theatre and the Stockholm City Theatre at the Market Theatre on 5 July 2001 under the direction of visiting directors Martin Duncan and Ultz, with a cast including Ntathi Moshesh, Fezile Mpela, Kenneth Nkosi, William Ddumba and Sean Leon. This production was also staged in Sweden and other European countries in 2001.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blacks_(play)
The Blacks theatre programmes.
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