Death of a Salesman

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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The classic twentieth century American tragedy of the common man. First produced in London 1948 and New York in 1949.

Performance history in South Africa

1951/2(?): First produced South Africa by the Sarah Sylvia Company at the new Johannesburg Reps Theatre in Johannesburg in 1951/2?* (with Israeli actor Jacob Ben-Ami as "Willy Loman" and Leon Gluckman as "Biff", co-directed by Ben-Ami and Gluckman.)

196*?: The first locally produced version was by Leonard Schach??****.

1979: Produced by PACT in 1975 (Joe Stewardson, Diane Wilson, Bill Flynn and Richard Haines, directed by Ken Leach),

1979: Produced by CAPAB in 1979, directed by Roy Sergeant, with Michael Atkinson),

2000: Produced by Spoornet State Theatre Productions at the Pretoria State Theatre and the National Arts Festival.

2001: Produced by Bobby Heaney Productions (in association with the Baxter Theatre Centre), directed by Bobby Heaney, with Bill Flynn Frantz Dobrowsky, Dale Cutts, Martin le Maitre, Gideon Emery, Langley Kirkwood, Michelle Maxwell, Jo da Silva, Justin Strydom, Nathalie G'Mure and Leona Loseby. Lighting design by Mannie Manim, music by Janine Neethling and set design by Stan Knight.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans and adapted to a South African setting as Dood Van 'n Verkoopsman by Andries Vrey and presented at KKNK and Aardklop festival 2010 featuring Ben Kruger and Bettie Kemp.


Sources

National Arts Festival programme, 2000.

The Star, 16 Aug 2000.

Beeld 28 Aug 2010.


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