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| − | ''The Good Woman of Setzuan'' (''[[Der gute Mensch von Sezuan]]'') by Bertolt Brecht. (Also known as ''The [[Good Person of Setzuan]]'') Originally written in German in 1942, performed in Santa Monica 1943. The first English translations by Eric Bentley (1956) and Johan Willet (1964). [[Leonard Schach]] directed the play for the [[East Rand Theatre Club]] for its twenty-first birthday in 1965. | + | '''''The Good Woman of Setzuan''''' is the title under which Eric Bentley translated Bertolt Brecht's 1941 parable play '''''[[Der gute Mensch von Sezuan]]''''' in 1965. |
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| − | Translated into Afrikaans as ''Die Goeie Mens van Setzuan'' and first produced by ***. Presented by [[PACOFS]] in 1974, directed by [[William Egan]], starring [[Ernst Eloff]], [[Annelize van der Ryst]] and [[Francesca Bantock]].
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| − | Translated by [[Johann van Heerden]] from the original German into Afrikaans, for production by students of the Drama Department at Stellenbosch University in 1976. Directed by Van Heerden.
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| − | [[Janet Suzman]] wrote a radically adapted version of it, setting the play in South Africa (London, 19**?), titled ''[[The Good Woman of Sharkville]]''.
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Good_Person_of_Szechwan
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Revision as of 08:24, 24 May 2016
The Good Woman of Setzuan is the title under which Eric Bentley translated Bertolt Brecht's 1941 parable play Der gute Mensch von Sezuan in 1965.
