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==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
− | The play is dedicated to Czech-born British playwright [[Tom Stoppard]], who translated | + | The play is dedicated to Czech-born British playwright [[Tom Stoppard]], who translated it into English for its world premiere in Bristol, England, in 1986. |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
− | 1988: Staged by [[PACT]] in the [[Momentum Theatre]], directed by [[Bobby Heaney]], | + | 1988: Staged by [[PACT]] in the [[Momentum Theatre]], directed by [[Bobby Heaney]], with [[Michael McCabe]] (Leopold Nettles), [[Bill Curry]] (Edward), [[Jacqui Singer]] (Suzana), |
Revision as of 06:42, 22 June 2015
Largo Desolato [1] is a semi-autobiographical play by Czech playwright Václav Havel [2] (1936-2011).
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
The play is dedicated to Czech-born British playwright Tom Stoppard, who translated it into English for its world premiere in Bristol, England, in 1986.
Performance history in South Africa
1988: Staged by PACT in the Momentum Theatre, directed by Bobby Heaney, with Michael McCabe (Leopold Nettles), Bill Curry (Edward), Jacqui Singer (Suzana),
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1988.
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