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''Come Back, Little Sheba'' by William Inge. Written and produced in the USA in 1950. A poignant play set in the twenties about the wife of a rehabilitated alcoholic whose lost dog Sheba symbolises everything she has lost in life. Produced by [[NTO]] in 1957, directed by [[Margaret Inglis]]. The cast included [[Frank Wise]], [[Joyce Grant]], [[Elspeth Bryce]], [[Robert Cheetham]], [[Pat Trevor]], [[Dolly Robyn]], [[Keith Anderson]], [[David Smith]].
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''Come Back, Little Sheba'' by William Inge. Written and produced in the USA in 1950. A poignant play set in the twenties about the wife of a rehabilitated alcoholic whose lost dog Sheba symbolises everything she has lost in life.  
  
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba''. Produced by [[CAPAB]] in 1981, directed by [[Philip Grout]]. Decor and costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting by Leon Benzakein. The cast were [[Babs Laker]] as Lola, [[Johan Malherbe]], [[Marko van der Colff]] and [[Brümilda van Rensburg]].
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== The original text ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba''.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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Produced by [[NTO]] in 1957, directed by [[Margaret Inglis]]. The cast included [[Frank Wise]], [[Joyce Grant]], [[Elspeth Bryce]], [[Robert Cheetham]], [[Pat Trevor]], [[Dolly Robyn]], [[Keith Anderson]], [[David Smith]].
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''Kom terug, Klein Sheba'' produced by [[CAPAB]] in February 1981, directed by [[Philip Grout]]. Decor and costumes by [[Dicky Longhurst]], lighting by Leon Benzakein. The cast were [[Babs Laker]] as Lola, [[Johan Malherbe]] (Dok), [[Marko van der Colff]] (Turk), [[Brümilda van Rensburg]] (Marie), [[Paul Lückhoff]] (Posbode), [[Selma van der Vyver]] (Mevrou Kaufmann), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Melkman/Ed Anderdson), [[Christo Potgieter]] (Telegrambode/Elmo Huston), [[David van der Merwe]] (Bruce).
  
 
==Sources==
 
==Sources==
 
''Lantern'', 7(1), 1957.   
 
''Lantern'', 7(1), 1957.   
  
Nico Malan Theatre Centre pamphlet.
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''Kom terug, Klein Sheba'' theatre programme, 1981.
  
  
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Revision as of 17:44, 22 December 2014

Come Back, Little Sheba by William Inge. Written and produced in the USA in 1950. A poignant play set in the twenties about the wife of a rehabilitated alcoholic whose lost dog Sheba symbolises everything she has lost in life.

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans by Bartho Smit as Kom terug, Klein Sheba.

Performance history in South Africa

Produced by NTO in 1957, directed by Margaret Inglis. The cast included Frank Wise, Joyce Grant, Elspeth Bryce, Robert Cheetham, Pat Trevor, Dolly Robyn, Keith Anderson, David Smith.

Kom terug, Klein Sheba produced by CAPAB in February 1981, directed by Philip Grout. Decor and costumes by Dicky Longhurst, lighting by Leon Benzakein. The cast were Babs Laker as Lola, Johan Malherbe (Dok), Marko van der Colff (Turk), Brümilda van Rensburg (Marie), Paul Lückhoff (Posbode), Selma van der Vyver (Mevrou Kaufmann), Neels Coetzee (Melkman/Ed Anderdson), Christo Potgieter (Telegrambode/Elmo Huston), David van der Merwe (Bruce).

Sources

Lantern, 7(1), 1957.

Kom terug, Klein Sheba theatre programme, 1981.


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