The Outsider can refer to two works which have been produced in South Africa:

The Outsider by Dorothy Brandon

A play in three acts by Dorothy Brandon [1].

The original text

A full-length play about the charlatan Anton Ragazoff, who is posing as a doctor and treats Dr. Geerling’s beautiful daughter for a serious bone structure deficiency. First published by Samuel French, 1920, first produced in London in 1923, on Broadway by William H. Harris at the 24th Street Theatre in 1924.

Translations and adaptations

In 1924 a novelized version of the play (written under the pseudonym of "Joan Sutherland") was published by Brentano's, New York.

Filmed 3 times (1926, 1931 and 1939).

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Kwaksalwer ("The Charlatan") by Johann Buhr - much to the chagrin of C. Louis Leipoldt, who had written a play by this name in 1931.

Later translated into Afrikaans as Die Indringer ("The Intruder") by an unknown translator.

Performance history in South Africa

1939: Produced in Afrikaans as Die Kwaksalwer by André Huguenet. He had originally wanted Berdine Grunewald for the lead, but ultimately produced it with himself in the male lead and co-featuring Johan Fourie, Leon Celliers, Eric Olsen, Cor du Toit and Paula Styger. David Sanders designed the set in London while * Janse van Rensburg painted the backdrop.

1949: Produced in Afrikaans by NTO, but under a new title, Die Indringer ("The Intruder"). Directed by ** and featuring Enone van den Bergh, Georgie Linder, André Huguenet.