Poor Murderer

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

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.

Arme Moordenaar directed for KRUIK by Pieter Fourie, 1986.

Sources

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

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 Unpublished research.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

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

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