Die Hemelbed
Het Hemelbed : toneelspel in drie bedrijven (“The Heaven Bed: a play in three acts”) is a 1951 play by Jan de Hartog (1914-2002) [1]. Full-length. Cast: mixed.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
The Fourposter, [2] the English version by the playwright, premiered on Broadway in October 1951.
Afrikaans translation by Sandra Kotzé under the title Die Hemelbed. Published by Nas Bib. (Available at Dalro, http://www.dalro.co.za/)
Another translation was done from English into Afrikaans by Fred le Roux with the title Die Dubbelbed.
Performance history in South Africa
1963: The Kotzé translation, Die Hemelbed was produced by Fred Engelen for CAPAB with Tine Balder and Pieter Geldenhuys (and Paul Malherbe?) on a tour which began on 18 November at Jan Kempdorp.
1964: The Le Roux translation, Die Dubbelbed was presented by PACT in the Intimate Theatre, Johannesburg, the National Theatre, Pretoria and toured the Transvaal. Pieter Geldenhuys directed and acted with Joan Brink. Decor by Raimond Schoop and costumes by Margaret Louttit.
Sources
PACT report, 1963/64.
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research.p 15.
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