Der öffentliche Ankläger

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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 rench revolutionary law court, Fouquier-Tinville [2].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

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

Performance history in South Africa

Directed in 1970 for PACOFS by André P. Brink, with Louise Mollett-Prinsloo and Jannie Gildenhuys.


Sources

Wikipedia [3]

PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988


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