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Another version by Mark Healy was first performed at Derby Playhouse in October 1998.  
 
Another version by Mark Healy was first performed at Derby Playhouse in October 1998.  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Vlindervanger]]'' ( Lit. "The Butterfly Catcher") by [[Johann van Heerden]], for production by students of the Drama Department, [[Stellenbosch University]] in 1986. Directed by [[Johann van Heerden|Van Heerden]].
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The novel was also the inspiration for ''[[The South African Collector]]'' by [[Dennis Schauffer]].
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Presented by [[CAPAB]] English Drama in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], opening 12 May 1973, directed by [[Keith Grenville]].
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1973: Presented by [[CAPAB]] English Drama in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], opening 12 May, directed by [[Keith Grenville]].
  
Presented by [[Tekwan]], directed and designed by Johannesburg painter and sculptor Michael Costello, starring [[Reza de Wet]] (Miranda) and [[Christopher Consani]] (Clegg), circa 1975.
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c. 1975: Presented by [[Tekwan]], directed and designed by Johannesburg painter and sculptor Michael Costello, starring [[Reza de Wet]] (Miranda) and [[Christopher Consani]] (Clegg).
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1982: A [[Baxter Theatre]] production of Parker's adaptation was directed by [[Keith Grenville]] and designed by [[Fred Abrahamse]], starring [[Sean Taylor]] (Clegg), [[Janet du Plessis]] (Miranda) and [[Frank Kendall]] (Bowles). The play opened in the Baxter Studio on 3 February 1982.
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1986: The première production of ''[[Die Vlindervanger]]'',  [[Johann van Heerden]] [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by the [[University Theatre of Stellenbosch]] ([[UTS]]) in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in March 1986, directed by [[Johann van Heerden|Van Heerden]] with [[Jozua van der Lugt]] (Clegg), [[Illse Roos]] (Miranda) and [[Jannie Hofmeyr]] (Bowles). Costumes by [[Elaine Aucamp]], lighting by [[Emile Aucamp]] and technical assistance by [[Roland Visser]] and [[Casper de Vries]].
  
A [[Baxter Theatre]] production of Parker's adaptation was directed by [[Keith Grenville]] and designed by [[Fred Abrahamse]], starring [[Sean Taylor]] (Clegg), [[Janet du Plessis]] (Miranda) and [[Frank Kendall]] (Bowles). The play opened in the Baxter Studio on 3 February 1982.
 
  
==Translations and adaptations==
 
  
Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Vlindervanger]]'' ( Lit. "The Butterfly Catcher") by [[Johann van Heerden]], for production by students of the Drama Department, [[Stellenbosch University]] in 1986. Directed by [[Johann van Heerden|Van Heerden]].
 
  
The novel was also the inspiration for ''[[The South African Collector]]'' by [[Dennis Schauffer]].
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Revision as of 09:27, 11 July 2016

The Collector [1] is the 1963 debut novel by English author John Fowles [2], which was made into a feature film [3] of the same name in 1965. Subsequently many stage adaptations have appeared.

The first was by David Parker and Fowles in 1973, Staged with Marianne Faithfull and Simon Williams at St Martin's Theatre in the West End, it received bad reviews.

Another version by Mark Healy was first performed at Derby Playhouse in October 1998.

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Vlindervanger ( Lit. "The Butterfly Catcher") by Johann van Heerden, for production by students of the Drama Department, Stellenbosch University in 1986. Directed by Van Heerden.

The novel was also the inspiration for The South African Collector by Dennis Schauffer.

Performance history in South Africa

1973: Presented by CAPAB English Drama in the Hofmeyr Theatre, opening 12 May, directed by Keith Grenville.

c. 1975: Presented by Tekwan, directed and designed by Johannesburg painter and sculptor Michael Costello, starring Reza de Wet (Miranda) and Christopher Consani (Clegg).

1982: A Baxter Theatre production of Parker's adaptation was directed by Keith Grenville and designed by Fred Abrahamse, starring Sean Taylor (Clegg), Janet du Plessis (Miranda) and Frank Kendall (Bowles). The play opened in the Baxter Studio on 3 February 1982.

1986: The première production of Die Vlindervanger, Johann van Heerden Afrikaans translation was staged by the University Theatre of Stellenbosch (UTS) in the H.B. Thom Theatre in March 1986, directed by Van Heerden with Jozua van der Lugt (Clegg), Illse Roos (Miranda) and Jannie Hofmeyr (Bowles). Costumes by Elaine Aucamp, lighting by Emile Aucamp and technical assistance by Roland Visser and Casper de Vries.



Sources

Wikipedia [4].

Nico Malan Theatre pamphlet, May 1973.

The Collector theatre programme (Baxter, 1982).

Barrow and Williams-Short, 1988.

Curriculum Vitae of Johann van Heerden (2011)

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