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'''''Nemesis''''', a thriller written by [[Mario Schiess]],  
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'''[[Nemesis]]''' is a thriller written by [[Mario Schiess]],  
  
 
''Not to be confused with the burlesque '''[[Nemesis! Or Not Wisely but Too Well]]''' by H.B. Farnie''
 
''Not to be confused with the burlesque '''[[Nemesis! Or Not Wisely but Too Well]]''' by H.B. Farnie''
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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
is the dramatisation of a fictitious fateful meeting between Dr Joseph Mengele, camp doctor of Auschwitz, and a young Jew who has come to assassinate him.
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Schiess's play is the dramatisation of a fictitious fateful meeting between Dr Joseph Mengele, camp doctor of Auschwitz, and a young Jew who has come to assassinate him.
  
 
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The paly is unpublished, but a playscript is held by [[NELM]] ([Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 473).
Playscript held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 473.
 
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Playscript held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 473.
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''The Star'', 12 Oct 1988.
 
''The Star'', 12 Oct 1988.
  

Revision as of 06:52, 19 May 2020

Nemesis is a thriller written by Mario Schiess,

Not to be confused with the burlesque Nemesis! Or Not Wisely but Too Well by H.B. Farnie

The original text

Schiess's play is the dramatisation of a fictitious fateful meeting between Dr Joseph Mengele, camp doctor of Auschwitz, and a young Jew who has come to assassinate him.

The paly is unpublished, but a playscript is held by NELM ([Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 473).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1988: Staged in the Kleinteater in Pretoria, directed by Mario Schiess, with Patrick Mynhardt (Mengele), Bruce Alexander (Meyers) and Margaret Koch.

1989: Directed by Schiess for CAPAB, opening 8 March at the Nico Arena, with Patrick Mynhardt (Mengele), Bruce Alexander (Meyers) and Margaret Koch.

Sources

Playscript held by NELM: [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 473.

The Star, 12 Oct 1988.

Die Transvaler, 14 Oct 1988.

Nemesis theatre programme, 1989.

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