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| − | ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' (French title: ''[[La Folle de Chaillot]]'') by French dramatist [[Jean Giraudoux]]. Written during the German Occupation of Paris in 1943, it was not performed until after his death in 1944. The premiere was in Paris in December 1945 in a production by Giraudoux's frequent collaborator, actor and theatre director Louis Jouvet with Marguerite Moreno in the lead. It was she who had been the inspiration for the piece.
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| − | == Performance history in South Africa ==
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| − | The first South African production in English was by the Little Theatre Players in October 1951, followed by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]], directed by [[Leonard Schach]] in 1952, starring [[Haidee Cassell]], [[Ivy Collins]], [[Johann Nell]], [[Valerie Philip]], [[Shirley Wakefield]], [[Ronald Wallace]], [[Basil Warner]]. Decor was by [[Len Grossett]] and costumes by [[Louis Jacobson]]. The Cape Town cast included, besides [[Haidee Cassell]], [[Geoffrey Barry]], [[Connie Dix-Hart]], [[Donald Inskip]], [[Diana Lazar]], [[Audrey Pearce]], [[Percy Sieff]]. Decor by [[Cecil Pym]].
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| − | ''The Madwoman of Chaillot'' presented by students of the [[University of Cape Town Drama Department]] at the [[Little Theatre]], directed by [[Mavis Taylor]] in September 1985
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| − | ''[[Die Mal Vrou van Chaillot]]'' performed by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in May 1977 in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], directed by [[Ria Olivier]], starring [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Jannie Hofmeyr]], [[Niel le Roux]], [[Fred le Roux]], [[Dawid Minnaar]] and others.
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| − | ==Translations and adaptations==
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| − | Translated into English by Maurice Valency.
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| − | Translated from the French into [[Afrikaans]], titled ''[[Die Mal Vrou van Chaillot]]'', by [[Rita Elferink]].
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| − | == Sources ==
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| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Madwoman_of_Chaillot
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| − | UTS theatre pamphlet, 1977
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| − | Little Theatre programme, 1985.
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| − | Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
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