The Queen and the Rebels

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Original title in Italian La regina e gli insorti, by Ugo Betti [1] (1892-1953). A drama set in WWII.

The original text

First published in Italian (La regina e gli insorti) in 1949, the English translation in 1956.

Translations and adaptations

Translated by Alewyn Lee as Die Koningin en die Rebelle.

Performance history in South Africa

First produced in South Africa in 1957 by the Johannesburg Reps, directed by Clifford Williams with Sonia Dresdel.

Die Koningin en die Rebelle was presented by CAPAB in January 1967, directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl. The cast: Milla Louw, Anna Cloete, Percy Sieff, Johan Malherbe, Willem de la Querra, Kristo Pienaar (replaced by Johann Nell in some performances), Glynn Day, Peter Grobbelaar, Gertie Smith-Visser, Pieter de Swardt, I. de la Querra (seuntjie). Decor and costumes by Bill Smuts.

A production in Afrikaans (Die Koningin en die Rebelle, translated by Alewyn Lee) was directed by William Egan for PACOFS in 1974, starring, Jannie Gildenhuys, Estelle de Waal, Wim Vorster.

Sources

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ugo_Betti.

Die Koningin en die Rebelle theatre programme, 1967.

Die Dame met die Kamelias, 1996, notes on coming productions.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.


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