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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Staged by | + | Staged by [[UCT]] in the [[Little Theatre]] in Cape Town from December 1969 to January 1970, directed by [[Mavis Taylor]], starring [[Michael Atkinson]] as Atahuallpa and [[Ronald France]] as Francisco Pizarro, with [[Michael Repham]] (Hernando), [[Allan Hopf]] (Miguel), [[Johan van Jaarsveld]] (De Caudia), [[Duncan McBarnett]] (Diego), [[Bill Jervis]] (Old Martin), [[Christopher Prophet]] (Young Martin), [[Jos Gerson]] (Salinas), [[Denis Bettesworth]] (Rodas), [[Ian A. Peters]] (Vasca), [[Arnold Blumer]] (Domingo), [[Theunis Huisamen]] (Juan), [[Johan Bernard]] (Pedro), [[Limpie Basson]] (Fray Vincente), [[Norman Sergeant]] (Fray Marcos), [[Marko van der Colff]] (Villac Umu), [[Paul Slabolepszy]] (Challcuchima), [[Farouk Valley Omar]] (A Chieftain), [[Vernon Beamish]] (Headman), [[David Fanning]] (Felipillo), [[Johann van Heerden]] (Manco), [[Aletta Bezuidenhout]] (Initi) and [[Dina Falkson]] (Oello). Costumes and props by [[Stephen Andrews]], set designed by [[Mavis Taylor]], lighting by [[Pip Marshall]], movement by [[Tessa Marwick]] and musical direction by [[Michael Tuffin]]. |
Staged during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Keith Grenville]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[David Horner]], [[Patrick Mynhardt]], [[Bill Flynn]] and others. | Staged during the opening season of the [[Pretoria State Theatre]] in 1981, directed by [[Leonard Schach]], with [[Keith Grenville]], [[Marius Weyers]], [[Michael McCabe]], [[David Horner]], [[Patrick Mynhardt]], [[Bill Flynn]] and others. | ||
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A 1964 theatre piece by Peter Shaffer that dramatizes the relation of two worlds entering in a conflict by portraying two characters: Atahuallpa Inca and Francisco Pizarro.
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Performance history in South Africa
Staged by UCT in the Little Theatre in Cape Town from December 1969 to January 1970, directed by Mavis Taylor, starring Michael Atkinson as Atahuallpa and Ronald France as Francisco Pizarro, with Michael Repham (Hernando), Allan Hopf (Miguel), Johan van Jaarsveld (De Caudia), Duncan McBarnett (Diego), Bill Jervis (Old Martin), Christopher Prophet (Young Martin), Jos Gerson (Salinas), Denis Bettesworth (Rodas), Ian A. Peters (Vasca), Arnold Blumer (Domingo), Theunis Huisamen (Juan), Johan Bernard (Pedro), Limpie Basson (Fray Vincente), Norman Sergeant (Fray Marcos), Marko van der Colff (Villac Umu), Paul Slabolepszy (Challcuchima), Farouk Valley Omar (A Chieftain), Vernon Beamish (Headman), David Fanning (Felipillo), Johann van Heerden (Manco), Aletta Bezuidenhout (Initi) and Dina Falkson (Oello). Costumes and props by Stephen Andrews, set designed by Mavis Taylor, lighting by Pip Marshall, movement by Tessa Marwick and musical direction by Michael Tuffin.
Staged during the opening season of the Pretoria State Theatre in 1981, directed by Leonard Schach, with Keith Grenville, Marius Weyers, Michael McCabe, David Horner, Patrick Mynhardt, Bill Flynn and others.
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