The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths (Title in Russian Na dne, 1903) by Maxim Gorki. Described by the author as "scenes from Russian life" rather than as a drama.
Performance history in South Africa
The newly-found Unity Theatre Group staged Gorki’s Lower Depths produced by Leontine Sagan in 1942.
Directed for CAPAB by the American director Robert Aden, it opened at the Hofmeyr Theatre on 7 April 1965. It went on an extensive tour and was eventually seen by over 7 000 people in 57 performances. Alec Bell played the part of the old tramp Luka. Simon Swindell, Johann Nell and Vaughn Scott were also in the cast. Brian Astbury?
Simon Swindell, Johann Nell and Vaughn Scott in The Lower Depths in 1965, by Brian Astbury for CAPAB
Translations and adaptations
Sources
World Drama by Allardyce Nicoll. Harrap, 1949. 674.
The Forum, 5(1):18, 5(3):19, 1942.
Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 39
NELM - MANUSCRIPTS, [Collection: FLETCHER, Jill]: 2005. 75. 19. 50
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