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| − | + | ''Die Selfmoordenaar'' (''The Suicide'') is a 1928 play by Soviet dramatist and screenwriter [[Nikolai R. Erdman]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Erdman] (1900-1970). | |
| − | + | == The original text == | |
| + | ''Die Selbstmörder'' was first performed in 1969, forty years after being written, in Göteborg, Sweden. | ||
| − | The first production was by [[CAPAB]] | + | ==Translations and adaptations== |
| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] from the German (''Die Selbstmörder'') by [[André P. Brink]], entitled ''Die Selfmoordenaar''. Full-length. Cast: mixed. | ||
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| + | ''The Suicide'' was first translated into English by Peter Tegel and premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford, on June 13, 1979. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1973: The first production of ''Die Selfmoordenaar'' outside Europe was by [[CAPAB]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] opening 11 May 1973, directed by [[Pieter Fourie]] with [[Johan Malherbe]] as Semjon, also starring [[Sandra Kotzé]], [[Nerina Ferreira]], [[Louw Verwey]], [[Marie Pentz]], [[Schalk Jacobsz]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Jan Prinsloo]], [[Johann Botha]], [[Mees Xteen]], [[Joan Brink]] and [[Roberta Durrant]]. Decor by [[Raimond Schoop]], costumes by [[Jenny de Swardt]], stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]]. This production opened at the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] on 7 June 1973. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | ''Die Selfmoordenaar'' theatre programme, 1973. | |
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| + | Wikipedia [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Suicide_(play)]. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
| − | + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | |
| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| − | Return to [[ | + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] |
| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 18 January 2019
Die Selfmoordenaar (The Suicide) is a 1928 play by Soviet dramatist and screenwriter Nikolai R. Erdman [1] (1900-1970).
Contents
The original text
Die Selbstmörder was first performed in 1969, forty years after being written, in Göteborg, Sweden.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans from the German (Die Selbstmörder) by André P. Brink, entitled Die Selfmoordenaar. Full-length. Cast: mixed.
The Suicide was first translated into English by Peter Tegel and premiered by the Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford, on June 13, 1979.
Performance history in South Africa
1973: The first production of Die Selfmoordenaar outside Europe was by CAPAB at the Nico Malan Theatre opening 11 May 1973, directed by Pieter Fourie with Johan Malherbe as Semjon, also starring Sandra Kotzé, Nerina Ferreira, Louw Verwey, Marie Pentz, Schalk Jacobsz, Cobus Rossouw, Jan Prinsloo, Johann Botha, Mees Xteen, Joan Brink and Roberta Durrant. Decor by Raimond Schoop, costumes by Jenny de Swardt, stage manager Mavis Lilenstein. This production opened at the H.B. Thom Theatre on 7 June 1973.
Sources
Die Selfmoordenaar theatre programme, 1973.
Wikipedia [2].
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
