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Der öffentliche Ankläger (The Public Prosecutor, 1948) by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) delved into the violence of the French Revolution. Known for his spare prose and strong moralist themes, Hochwälder won several literary awards, including the Grand Austrian State Prize for Literature in 1966. Most of his plays were first played at the Burgtheater in Vienna.
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'''''Der öffentliche Ankläger''''' ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Hochw%C3%A4lder]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the French revolutionary law court during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods, Fouquier-Tinville [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoine_Quentin_Fouquier-Tinville].
  
Translated into Afrikaans with the title ''Die Staatsaanklaer'' by ?. Directed in 1970 for [[PACOFS]] by [[André P. Brink]], with [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]].
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== The original text ==
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated by [[André P. Brink]] from the German into [[Afrikaans]] with the title '''''Die Staatsaanklaer'''''.
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1970: The [[André P. Brink]] translation ''Die Staatsaanklaer'' was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[André P. Brink|Brink]], with [[Cobus Rossouw]] (Fouquier-Tinville), [[Neels Coetzee]] (Grebeauval), [[Jannie Gildenhuys]] (Tallien), [[Louw Verwey]] (Sanson), [[Johan Botha]] (Montane), [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] (Theresa Tallien), [[Jan Prinsloo]] (Fabricius), [[William Egan]] (Heron), [[Andries Lategan]] (Polisieman) and [[Brian Scott]] (Polisieman). designed by [[Bill Smuts]].  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Hochw%C3%A4lder
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''Wikipedia'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Hochw%C3%A4lder]
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[[PACOFS]] theatre programme, 1970.
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[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
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Latest revision as of 07:46, 7 August 2015

Der öffentliche Ankläger ("The Public Prosecutor") is a 1948 play in three acts by Austrian playwright Fritz Hochwälder (1911- 1986) [1]. A look at the violence of the French Revolution and specifically the notorious prosecutor in the French revolutionary law court during the Revolution and Reign of Terror periods, Fouquier-Tinville [2].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated by André P. Brink from the German into Afrikaans with the title Die Staatsaanklaer.

Performance history in South Africa

1970: The André P. Brink translation Die Staatsaanklaer was staged by PACOFS, directed by Brink, with Cobus Rossouw (Fouquier-Tinville), Neels Coetzee (Grebeauval), Jannie Gildenhuys (Tallien), Louw Verwey (Sanson), Johan Botha (Montane), Louise Mollett-Prinsloo (Theresa Tallien), Jan Prinsloo (Fabricius), William Egan (Heron), Andries Lategan (Polisieman) and Brian Scott (Polisieman). designed by Bill Smuts.

Sources

Wikipedia [3]

PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988


Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

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