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| − | ''[[ | + | ''[[Biografie]]'' is a German play by Swiss playwright and novelist Max Frisch (1911-1991). |
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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated from German into English by Michael Bullock. | + | |
| + | Translated from German into English as ''[[Biography|Biography - a game]]'' by Michael Bullock. Published in ''Four plays'' by Max Frisch, Methuen, 1969. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1971: The South African première of the play in English was presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 28 August 1971, directed by [[Nicholas Wright]], assisted by [[Pietro Nolte]]. Set designed by [[Raimond Schoop]] assisted by [[Penny Simpson]], costumes by [[Aubrey Couling]], original music by [[Michael Tuffin]]. [[Michael Atkinson]] played Johannes Kurmann, [[Helen Bourne]] Antoinette and [[Kerry Jordan]] Recorder. They were supported by a large cast, among others [[Peter Voigt]], [[Arthur Hall]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Molly Thompson]], [[Alan Prior]], [[Kathleen Lee]], [[Marion Achber]], [[Ronald France]], [[Gay Morris]], [[Michael Drin]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Elliot Playfair]], [[Liz Dick]] and [[Johann Malherbe]]. | 1971: The South African première of the play in English was presented by [[CAPAB]] Drama at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 28 August 1971, directed by [[Nicholas Wright]], assisted by [[Pietro Nolte]]. Set designed by [[Raimond Schoop]] assisted by [[Penny Simpson]], costumes by [[Aubrey Couling]], original music by [[Michael Tuffin]]. [[Michael Atkinson]] played Johannes Kurmann, [[Helen Bourne]] Antoinette and [[Kerry Jordan]] Recorder. They were supported by a large cast, among others [[Peter Voigt]], [[Arthur Hall]], [[John Whiteley]], [[Glynn Day]], [[Molly Thompson]], [[Alan Prior]], [[Kathleen Lee]], [[Marion Achber]], [[Ronald France]], [[Gay Morris]], [[Michael Drin]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Wilson Dunster]], [[Elliot Playfair]], [[Liz Dick]] and [[Johann Malherbe]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:02, 30 September 2023
Biografie is a German play by Swiss playwright and novelist Max Frisch (1911-1991).
Contents
The original text
Published in 1967) a
Translations and adaptations
Translated from German into English as Biography - a game by Michael Bullock. Published in Four plays by Max Frisch, Methuen, 1969.
Performance history in South Africa
1971: The South African première of the play in English was presented by CAPAB Drama at the Nico Malan Theatre on 28 August 1971, directed by Nicholas Wright, assisted by Pietro Nolte. Set designed by Raimond Schoop assisted by Penny Simpson, costumes by Aubrey Couling, original music by Michael Tuffin. Michael Atkinson played Johannes Kurmann, Helen Bourne Antoinette and Kerry Jordan Recorder. They were supported by a large cast, among others Peter Voigt, Arthur Hall, John Whiteley, Glynn Day, Molly Thompson, Alan Prior, Kathleen Lee, Marion Achber, Ronald France, Gay Morris, Michael Drin, Nerina Ferreira, Wilson Dunster, Elliot Playfair, Liz Dick and Johann Malherbe.
Sources
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_Frisch
Biography - a game theatre programme, 1971.
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