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''[[Einen Jux will er sich machen]]'' is a play by by [[Johann Nestroy (1801–1862)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Nestroy].
 
''[[Einen Jux will er sich machen]]'' is a play by by [[Johann Nestroy (1801–1862)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johann_Nestroy].
  
=Translations and adaptation=
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=Translations and adaptations=
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==''[[The Merchant of Yonkers]]'' by Thornton Wilder==
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==''[[The Matchmaker]]'' by Thornton Wilder==
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This is much more than a mere translation, it is new play that focusses on Holly Golightly.
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See ''[[The Matchmaker]]''
  
 
==''[[On the Razzle]]'' by Tom Stoppard==  
 
==''[[On the Razzle]]'' by Tom Stoppard==  
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See also ''[[The Merchant of Yonkers]]'' and ''[[The Matchmaker]]'', both by Thornton Wilder, which also used the .
 
See also ''[[The Merchant of Yonkers]]'' and ''[[The Matchmaker]]'', both by Thornton Wilder, which also used the .
  
== The original text ==
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=== The original text ===
 
''On the Razzle'' opened on September 18, 1981 at the Royal National Theatre in London, with Felicity Kendal switching genders to star as Christopher.
 
''On the Razzle'' opened on September 18, 1981 at the Royal National Theatre in London, with Felicity Kendal switching genders to star as Christopher.
  

Revision as of 11:20, 9 December 2022

Einen Jux will er sich machen is a play by by [[Johann Nestroy (1801–1862)[1].

Translations and adaptations

The Merchant of Yonkers by Thornton Wilder

The Matchmaker by Thornton Wilder

This is much more than a mere translation, it is new play that focusses on Holly Golightly.

See The Matchmaker

On the Razzle by Tom Stoppard

The play is an adaptation of Einen Jux will er sich machen by [[Johann Nestroy (1801–1862)[2].

See also The Merchant of Yonkers and The Matchmaker, both by Thornton Wilder, which also used the .

The original text

On the Razzle opened on September 18, 1981 at the Royal National Theatre in London, with Felicity Kendal switching genders to star as Christopher.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1983: Presented by CAPAB opening at the Nico Malan Theatre 11 March 1983, directed by Ken Leach, starring Pierre Knoesen, Russel Savadier, Greg Latter, Shirley Johnston, Antoinette Kellermann, Keith Grenville, Diane Wilson, Jennie Reznek, Jennifer Ferguson, André Roothman, Gordon van Rooyen, Marlene Winberg, Roger Dwyer, Dawid Minnaar, Libby Daniels, Terry Greyvenstein, David Charles, John Dennison, Lynita Crofford, Marié Human. Costumes by Dicky Longhurst, decor by Peter Cazalet, lighting by Malcolm Hurrell. Stage Manager Lorraine Bellamy.

1983: Presented by NAPAC at the Alhambra Theatre Durban, directed by English director Peter Dews [3] (1929-1997), from 22 August 1983. This production was also taken to Pietermaritzburg.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einen_Jux_will_er_sich_machen

Wikipedia: [4].

On the Razzle theatre programme, 1983.

Theatre programme (NAPAC0 held by [[NELM: [Collection: KORT, Maurice]: 2012. 379. 24. 2.


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