Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth
Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth are two plays by Tom Stoppard (1937-)[1], written to be performed together.
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The original text
Dogg's language is used to demonstrate the lack of understanding amongst people who work and talk together. This language is set against the two similar Shakespearian tragedies of Hamlet and Macbeth.
Performance history in South Africa
1984: Produced by students of the University of Pretoria at the National Arts Festival. Director and Set designer Welma Piek.
1985: Produced by PACOFS 1985, directed by Ken Leach, with André-Jacques van der Merwe, Marchelle Verwey
1988: Produced by students of the University of Natal at the National Arts Festival, 1988.
Translations and adaptations
Sources
National Arts Festival programmes, 1984 and 1988.
PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988
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