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| − | Also | + | The play is based on the story of a historical murderer. It was first performed in the Schauspielhaus Bremen by the Bremer Ensemble in 1971, and published in 1972. Also filmed for TV as ''[[Bremer Freiheit]]'' in 1972, with a script by Fassbinder and directed by Siegbert Kohl. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated into English by Anthony Vivis and published by Methuen, 1977. | + | Translated into English as ''[[Bremen Coffee]]'' by Anthony Vivis and first performed in 1974 at the Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh and the Hampstead Theatre Club, London, directed by [[Ronald Hayman]]. The text published by Methuen, 1977. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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''[[Bremen Coffee]]'' Theatre programme, 1985. | ''[[Bremen Coffee]]'' Theatre programme, 1985. | ||
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| + | [[Antoinette Kellerman]]'s annotated performance script, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022. | ||
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 9 December 2022
Bremer Freiheit ("Bremen Freedom") is a German drama in one act by Rainer Werner Fassbinder (1945 – 1982)[1]
Contents
The original text
The play is based on the story of a historical murderer. It was first performed in the Schauspielhaus Bremen by the Bremer Ensemble in 1971, and published in 1972. Also filmed for TV as Bremer Freiheit in 1972, with a script by Fassbinder and directed by Siegbert Kohl.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into English as Bremen Coffee by Anthony Vivis and first performed in 1974 at the Traverse Theatre Club, Edinburgh and the Hampstead Theatre Club, London, directed by Ronald Hayman. The text published by Methuen, 1977.
Performance history in South Africa
1985: Presented in English by CAPAB in a double bill with The Woods (Mamet) at the Nico Arena in May. Directed by Sean Taylor, design by Dicky Longhurst, music by David Nissen and lighting by Pieter de Swardt. The cast: Antoinette Kellermann, Gary Carter, Russel Savadier, Dawid Minnaar, Francois Viljoen, Marthinus Basson, Victoria Bawcombe, Libby Daniels.
Sources
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bremer_Freiheit
http://oxfordindex.oup.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095526542
Bremen Coffee Theatre programme, 1985.
Antoinette Kellerman's annotated performance script, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
