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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. | + | '''''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 == | == The original text == | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba''. | + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Bartho Smit]] as '''''Kom terug, Klein Sheba'''''. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Produced by [[NTO]] | + | 1957: Produced by [[NTO]], directed by [[Margaret Inglis]]. The cast included [[Frank Wise]], [[Joyce Grant]], [[Elspeth Bryce]], [[Robert Cheetham]], [[Pat Trevor]], [[Dolly Robyn]], [[Keith Anderson]], [[David Smith]]. |
| − | + | 1977: | |
| − | ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba'' produced by [[CAPAB]] in February | + | 1980: ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba'' directed by [[Francois Swart]] starring [[Louis van Niekerk]. |
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| + | 1981: ''Kom terug, Klein Sheba'' produced by [[CAPAB]] in February, 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== | ||
Revision as of 06:26, 21 May 2015
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.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Bartho Smit as Kom terug, Klein Sheba.
Performance history in South Africa
1957: Produced by NTO, directed by Margaret Inglis. The cast included Frank Wise, Joyce Grant, Elspeth Bryce, Robert Cheetham, Pat Trevor, Dolly Robyn, Keith Anderson, David Smith.
1977:
1980: Kom terug, Klein Sheba directed by Francois Swart starring [[Louis van Niekerk].
1981: Kom terug, Klein Sheba produced by CAPAB in February, 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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