Der gute Mensch von Sezuan

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Der gute Mensch von Sezuan, [1] is a 1941 parable play by German poet, playwright, and theatre director Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) [2].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translations into English include: The Good Woman of Setzuan, by Eric Bentley (1956) and The Good Person of Szechwan, by Ralph Manheim (1964).

Performance history in South Africa

Produced in Afrikaans by PACOFS in October 1974 as Die Goeie Mens van Setzuan, directed by William Egan, starring, among others, Wim Vorster. Stage manager Mavis Lilenstein.

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