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| − | + | 1975: The first production directed and designed by Fugard, with [[Carel Trichardt]] (Dimetos, an engineer), [[Vanessa Cooke]] (Lydia, his niece), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Sophia, their housekeeper) and [[Wilson Dunster]] (Danilo, a young man from the city). Lighting and stage management by [[Dimitri Nicolas-Fanourakis]]. The production first ran at [[The Space]] (Cape Town) during final rehearsals, while Fugard still changed, wrote and re-wrote much of it. The official opening was at the Edinburgh Festival in 1975, after which it rerurned to play at ** | |
| − | A [[Market Theatre]] production of ''Dimetos'' directed by [[Dieter Reible]] opened 19 April 1982 [[Upstairs at the Market]]. | + | 1981: Presented by [[Minotaurus]] at the [[People's Space]] directed by [[Dieter Reible]], staged by [[Raimond Schoop]], opening 21 December 1981 starring [[Marius Weyers]](Dimetos), [[Trix Pienaar]] (Sophia), [[Mitzi Booysen]] (Lydia) and [[Blaise Koch]] (Danilo). |
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| + | 1982: A [[Market Theatre]] production of ''Dimetos'' directed by [[Dieter Reible]] opened 19 April 1982 [[Upstairs at the Market]]. (Same production?) | ||
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by Athol Fugard. A play about the relationship between a civil engineer and his family??**. Commissioned for the Edinburgh Festival.
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The original text
First published in Dimetos, and, Two early plays by Athol Fugard. Oxford University Press, 1977. The play opened at the Edinburgh Festival on 27 August 1975.
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Performance history in South Africa
1975: The first production directed and designed by Fugard, with Carel Trichardt (Dimetos, an engineer), Vanessa Cooke (Lydia, his niece), Yvonne Bryceland (Sophia, their housekeeper) and Wilson Dunster (Danilo, a young man from the city). Lighting and stage management by Dimitri Nicolas-Fanourakis. The production first ran at The Space (Cape Town) during final rehearsals, while Fugard still changed, wrote and re-wrote much of it. The official opening was at the Edinburgh Festival in 1975, after which it rerurned to play at **
1981: Presented by Minotaurus at the People's Space directed by Dieter Reible, staged by Raimond Schoop, opening 21 December 1981 starring Marius Weyers(Dimetos), Trix Pienaar (Sophia), Mitzi Booysen (Lydia) and Blaise Koch (Danilo).
1982: A Market Theatre production of Dimetos directed by Dieter Reible opened 19 April 1982 Upstairs at the Market. (Same production?)
Sources
Dimetos theatre programmes 1975 and 1981
Newspaper reviews of the Church Hill Theatre/ Edinburgh Festival production of Dimetos - 1975 (NELM)
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