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There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 10 films (see for example "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in  [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(film)]).  
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There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 2 plays and 10 films (see for example "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in  [[Wikipedia]][https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(film)]).  
  
 
Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa  
 
Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa  
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002826/
 
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002826/
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
  
 
=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' by [[David Schneider]]  (1996)=
 
=''[[The Eleventh Commandment]]'' by [[David Schneider]]  (1996)=
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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
Written by David Schneider (1963- )[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Schneider_%28actor%29], it is a comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile.
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A comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile, the play was written for the Hampstead Theatre by David Schneider (1963- )[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Schneider_%28actor%29] in 1996, and opened there in 4 December, 1996, to somewhat lukewarm reviews.  
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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1998:Staged at the [[Theatre on the Square]] in February, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Annabel Linder]], [[Frantz Dubrowsky]], [[Darrill Rosen]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Debbie Brown]] and [[Rohan Coll]].
 
1998:Staged at the [[Theatre on the Square]] in February, directed by [[Maralin Vanrenen]], with [[Annabel Linder]], [[Frantz Dubrowsky]], [[Darrill Rosen]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Debbie Brown]] and [[Rohan Coll]].
  
= Sources =
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== Sources ==
''The Star'' 24 February 1998.
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http://www.cix.co.uk/~shutters/reviews/96099.htm
  
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''[[The Star]]'' 24 February 1998.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Revision as of 06:01, 12 May 2020

There are numerous works of fiction by this name, including at least 2 plays and 10 films (see for example "The Eleventh Commandment (film)" in Wikipedia[1]).

Below are those works with a direct or indirect link to South Africa


The Eleventh Commandment a film by (1913)

The film

A short film by Kisch-Barker Films about a guardian who spends his ward's inheritance and tries to make her marry a rich cad. The story written Samuel M. Gluckstein and the film featured James Welch and Gladys Cooper in the leading roles.

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0002826/

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The Eleventh Commandment by David Schneider (1996)

The original text

A comedy about a Jew marrying a gentile, the play was written for the Hampstead Theatre by David Schneider (1963- )[2] in 1996, and opened there in 4 December, 1996, to somewhat lukewarm reviews.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1998:Staged at the Theatre on the Square in February, directed by Maralin Vanrenen, with Annabel Linder, Frantz Dubrowsky, Darrill Rosen, Roger Dwyer, Debbie Brown and Rohan Coll.

Sources

http://www.cix.co.uk/~shutters/reviews/96099.htm

The Star 24 February 1998.

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