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("The Imaginary Invalid") A three-act comédie-ballet by Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes by Marc-Antoine Charpentier. Written in 1673, and first performed on 10 February 1673 at the Théâtre du Palais-Royal in Paris. Originally choreographed by Pierre Beauchamp. A satire on the medical profession of his time, it was to be Moliere's last play.
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==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
Usually translated into English as ''[[The Imaginary Invalid]]'' or  ''[[The Hypochondriac]]''.
 
 
 
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Iepekonders]]'' by [[A.F.H. van Dijk]] in 195*, and by [[Nico Luwes]] in 199*.
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
 
 
=== In English ===
 
 
 
Produced in English as ''[[The Imaginary Invalid]]''  by [[PACT]] in 1967, directed by German director [[Walter Czaschke]].
 
 
 
=== In Afrikaans ===
 
 
 
 
 
1953: The [[A.F.H. van Dijk]] translation was performed by [[NTO]] in 1953, with 231 performances, Directed by [[Hermien Dommisse]] for the [[NTO]] in 1953, with [[André Huguenet]], [[Graceline Bosman]] (replaced by [[Elsa Fouché]] on tour), [[Fay Engelbrecht]] (replaced by [[Berdine Grünewald]] on tour), [[Helena Louw]], [[Danie Smuts]], [[Patrick Mynhardt]], [[Michal Grobbelaar]], [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Bryan Bales]], [[Louw Verwey]], [[Elma Krynauw]].
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
''Helikon'', 2(9):16.
 
 
 
 
 
1994: The [[Nico Luwes]] translation was presented by the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in September 1994 in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]]. [[Herman Pretorius]] was the director and the cast included [[Chris Vorster]], [[Lisl Wolmarans]], [[Franci Swanepoel]], [[Martelize Kolver]], [[Nicole Holm]], [[Paul du Toit]], [[Gaerin Hauptfleisch]], [[Malan Steyn]], [[Francois Toerien]] and others.
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moli%C3%A8re
 
 
 
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Malade_imaginaire
 
 
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Imaginary_Invalid
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
H.B. Thom Theatre programme, 1994.
 
 
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
 
 
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