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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | [[Leonard Schach]] and the [[Cockpit Players]] did this play at the [[Playhouse]] in 1961, starring [[Reinet Maasdorp]] and [[Fiona Fraser]]. | + | [[Leonard Schach]] and the [[Cockpit Players]] did this play at the [[Playhouse]] in 1961 on its Southern African tour, starring [[Reinet Maasdorp]] and [[Fiona Fraser]]. It opened at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] in January 1961 with [[Joyce Bradley]], [[Fiona Fraser]], [[Joan Gibson]], [[Estelle Kohler]], [[Reinet Maasdorp]] and [[Alan Prior]]. Decor was by [[Pamela Lewis]]. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| + | [[ESAT Bibliography I|Inskip]], 1977. p 123 | ||
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CAPAB theatre pamphlet, 1979. | CAPAB theatre pamphlet, 1979. | ||
Revision as of 14:12, 21 June 2014
by William Gibson. Full-length. Cast: mixed.
Performance history in South Africa
Leonard Schach and the Cockpit Players did this play at the Playhouse in 1961 on its Southern African tour, starring Reinet Maasdorp and Fiona Fraser. It opened at the Hofmeyr Theatre in January 1961 with Joyce Bradley, Fiona Fraser, Joan Gibson, Estelle Kohler, Reinet Maasdorp and Alan Prior. Decor was by Pamela Lewis.
Translations and adaptations
An Afrikaans translation of this play called Die Wonderwerk was staged by PACT, directed by Leonard Schach and starring Diane Britz and Trix Pienaar in 1978.
Afrikaans translation by Johan Mocke: Die Wonderwerk, Wonderwerker (available at Dalro, http://www.dalro.co.za/).
Die Wonderwerk, a translation into Afrikaans by Pieter-Paul Fourie, was presented by CAPAB in the Nico Malan Theatre, opening on 17 April 1979, directed by William Egan. Lighting was by John T. Baker. The cast were Johan Botha, Brümilda van Rensburg, Marko van der Colff, Melanie-Ann Sher, Liz Dick, Allan Dyssel, Sandra Ferreira, Johan Esterhuizen, Neels Coetzee, Trix Pienaar, Amanda Strydom, Willem de la Querra.
Sources
Inskip, 1977. p 123
CAPAB theatre pamphlet, 1979.
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