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''Arme Moordenaar'' first produced by [[CAPAB]] March 1974, stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]].  
 
''Arme Moordenaar'' first produced by [[CAPAB]] March 1974, stage manager [[Mavis Lilenstein]].  
  
Performed in English for [[CAPAB]] in 1981 under the direction of [[Pieter Fourie]] starring [[Don maguire]], [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Neville thomas]], [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Russel savadier]], [[Clae Stopford]], [[Madeleine rose]], [[Mary Dreyer, [[Chris Baadjies]] and [[Paul Smith]]. Decor by [[Pieter de Swardt]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting by [[Leon Benzekein]].
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Performed in English for [[CAPAB]] in 1981 under the direction of [[Pieter Fourie]] starring [[Don Maguire]], [[Michael Atkinson]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Diane Wilson]], [[Neville Thomas]], [[Marko van der Colff]], [[Russel Savadier]], [[Clare Stopford]], [[Madeleine Rose]], [[Mary Dreyer]], [[Chris Baadjies]] and [[Paul Smith]]. Decor by [[Pieter de Swardt]], costumes by [[Penny Simpson]], lighting by [[Leon Benzakein]].
  
 
''Arme Moordenaar'' directed for [[KRUIK]] by [[Pieter Fourie]], 1986.
 
''Arme Moordenaar'' directed for [[KRUIK]] by [[Pieter Fourie]], 1986.
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 15:00, 13 May 2015

Czech and Austrian novelist, playwright, and poet Pavel Kohout's (born 1928) most notable play, based on the short story Thought by Leonid Andreyev.

The original text

The English version opened on Broadway in Ethel Barrymore Theatre in 1976.

Translations and adaptations

Translkated into English by Herbert Berghof and Laurence Luckinbill.

Translated into Afrikaans as Arme Moordenaar by Merwe Scholtz.

Performance history in South Africa

Arme Moordenaar first produced by CAPAB March 1974, stage manager Mavis Lilenstein.

Performed in English for CAPAB in 1981 under the direction of Pieter Fourie starring Don Maguire, Michael Atkinson, Roger Dwyer, Diane Wilson, Neville Thomas, Marko van der Colff, Russel Savadier, Clare Stopford, Madeleine Rose, Mary Dreyer, Chris Baadjies and Paul Smith. Decor by Pieter de Swardt, costumes by Penny Simpson, lighting by Leon Benzakein.

Arme Moordenaar directed for KRUIK by Pieter Fourie, 1986.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavel_Kohout

Poor Murderer theatre programme, 1981.

Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 103

NELM: LILENSTEIN, Mavis. October 2006. (AN: MANU-101045)


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