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| + | 1974: [[Alwyn Swart]] directed his own [[Afrikaans]] translation/adaptation ''[[Die Hertekoning]]'' for [[PACT]], with [[Laurence Lurie]] (Papegaai), [[Kritch Krook]] (Cigolotti), [[Esther van Rensburg]] (Smeraldina), [[Ronny Belcher]] (Brighella), [[Johan Engelbrecht]] (Truffaldino), [[Peter Terry]] (Pantaloon), [[Johan Blignaut]] (Tartaglia), [[Celia Barnard]] (Clarissa), [[Richard Carlsson]] (Leander), [[Joan Metlerkamp]] (Angela) and [[Richard van der Westhuizen]] (Deramo). | ||
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| + | 1974: Presented in the Stanley Longman English verion as ''[[King Stag]]'' by [[CAPAB]] English Drama Company Children's Theatre at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] starring [[Marion Achber]]. | ||
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Revision as of 06:07, 1 October 2023
Il Re Cervo (The King Stag or The Stag King) is a 1762 play by Italian playwright Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806) [1].
The magical tale brings to life King Deramo, the faithful Angela who loves him, his treacherous prime minister Tartaglia, several hare-brained members of his court, a magician, a parrot, magical stags, and a giant bear. It's a fairy tale for all ages, a story of love and betrayal, intrigue and mirth, magic spells and pageantry. It is a fantastical and at times satirical look at the destructive vices of ambition, jealousy, and lust, and the power of true love to transform and transcend them all. And like all good fairy tales, "The King Stag" is not only about enchantment. It's also enchanting.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Translated from an English translation into Afrikaans as Die Hertekoning by Alwyn Swart.
Performance history in South Africa
1974: Alwyn Swart directed his own Afrikaans translation/adaptation Die Hertekoning for PACT, with Laurence Lurie (Papegaai), Kritch Krook (Cigolotti), Esther van Rensburg (Smeraldina), Ronny Belcher (Brighella), Johan Engelbrecht (Truffaldino), Peter Terry (Pantaloon), Johan Blignaut (Tartaglia), Celia Barnard (Clarissa), Richard Carlsson (Leander), Joan Metlerkamp (Angela) and Richard van der Westhuizen (Deramo).
1974: Presented in the Stanley Longman English verion as King Stag by CAPAB English Drama Company Children's Theatre at the Hofmeyr Theatre starring Marion Achber.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_Gozzi
https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/authors/profile/view/url/stanley-vincent-longman
https://www.dramaticpublishing.com/king-stag
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Stag
https://www.histage.com/download/freeview/king-stag
Present Laughter theatre programme, 1974.
PACT theatre brochure (undated)
Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
("The King Stag") is an Italian musical play by Carlo Gozzi (1720-1806)[2]
The original text
Written and performed in Italian in 1762
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as King Stag, an English comedy by Stanley Vincent Longman ()[3]
Adapted once again as The King Stag by Sylvia Ashby in 1993 (Winner: 1993 Anne Zorino Memorial Children’s Theatre
Playwriting Award. Premiere production at Texas Tech
University.)
Adapted as a Russian feature film called Король-олень (Romanized: Korol-olen), directed by Pavel Arsenov and shot at the Gorky Film Studio in 1969.
Performance history in South Africa
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