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''[[The School for Wives]]'' was produced in South Africa by ** in 189** Produced by NTO in 1959.  
 
''[[The School for Wives]]'' was produced in South Africa by ** in 189** Produced by NTO in 1959.  
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''Die Bruidskool]]'' was produced by [[Paul Malherbe]], at the [[Little Theatre]], Cape Town, from 23 to 26 October 1957 starring [[Percy Sieff]] in his first play performed in [[Afrikaans]], with [[Billy Trengrove]] and others.
  
 
''[[Die Bruidskool]]'' ("The school for brides") produced by [[NTO]] in 1961.  
 
''[[Die Bruidskool]]'' ("The school for brides") produced by [[NTO]] in 1961.  
  
Directed by [[Paul Malherbe]] for [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in 1970.  
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Staged by the [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] and in the Paarl Town Hall in September 1970, directed by [[Paul Malherbe]], with [[Gerhard Nieuwenhuizen]] (Chrysaldus), [[Theuns Meyer]] (Arnolphe), [[Hettie Theron]]/[[Marietha Channell|Marietha Snyman]] (Georgetta), [[Rhodé Rossouw]]/[[Melanie Baumann]] (Agnes), [[Phil du Plessis]] (Horace), [[Jan Engelen]] (Oronte) and [[Johann van Heerden]] (Enriques). Décor by [[Cecilia Martens]], costumes by [[Elaine Aucamp]] and lighting by [[Jan Engelen]].
  
 
The translation into English by Richard Wilbur was presented by [[CAPAB]] English Drama in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] opening 4 August 1973, directed by leading French theatre director Edmond Tamiz and designed by Danièle Rozier starring [[Keith Grenville, [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Lois Butlin]], [[Marion Achber]], [[John Whiteley]], [[David Crichton]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Michael Drin]].
 
The translation into English by Richard Wilbur was presented by [[CAPAB]] English Drama in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] opening 4 August 1973, directed by leading French theatre director Edmond Tamiz and designed by Danièle Rozier starring [[Keith Grenville, [[Kerry Jordan]], [[Roger Dwyer]], [[Lois Butlin]], [[Marion Achber]], [[John Whiteley]], [[David Crichton]], [[Simon Swindell]], [[Michael Drin]].
  
  
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== Sources ==
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Photographs of the Little Theatre production, 1957 held by [[NELM]] [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 2. 49.
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[[UTS]] theatre programme, September 1970.
  
== Sources ==
 
 
''The School for Wives'' theatre programme, 1973.
 
''The School for Wives'' theatre programme, 1973.
  

Revision as of 10:43, 5 October 2015

English translation of L'École des Femmes, a comedy by French playwright Molière.

The original text

First production of L'École des Femmes at the Palais Royale, Paris, 1662.

Translations and adaptations

A translation into Afrikaans by Dr M. de Villiers was titled Vroueskool.

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Bruidskool from the original French by Laurie van der Merwe. Published by DALRO in 1969.

English verse translation by Richard Wilbur.

Performance history in South Africa

Vroueskool directed by Marguerite I. Murray for K.A.T. in June 1949.

The School for Wives was produced in South Africa by ** in 189** Produced by NTO in 1959.

Die Bruidskool]] was produced by Paul Malherbe, at the Little Theatre, Cape Town, from 23 to 26 October 1957 starring Percy Sieff in his first play performed in Afrikaans, with Billy Trengrove and others.

Die Bruidskool ("The school for brides") produced by NTO in 1961.

Staged by the Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in the H.B. Thom Theatre and in the Paarl Town Hall in September 1970, directed by Paul Malherbe, with Gerhard Nieuwenhuizen (Chrysaldus), Theuns Meyer (Arnolphe), Hettie Theron/Marietha Snyman (Georgetta), Rhodé Rossouw/Melanie Baumann (Agnes), Phil du Plessis (Horace), Jan Engelen (Oronte) and Johann van Heerden (Enriques). Décor by Cecilia Martens, costumes by Elaine Aucamp and lighting by Jan Engelen.

The translation into English by Richard Wilbur was presented by CAPAB English Drama in the Nico Malan Theatre opening 4 August 1973, directed by leading French theatre director Edmond Tamiz and designed by Danièle Rozier starring [[Keith Grenville, Kerry Jordan, Roger Dwyer, Lois Butlin, Marion Achber, John Whiteley, David Crichton, Simon Swindell, Michael Drin.


Sources

Photographs of the Little Theatre production, 1957 held by NELM [Collection: SIEFF, Percy]: 2013. 25. 2. 49.

UTS theatre programme, September 1970.

The School for Wives theatre programme, 1973.

Nel, 1972.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%27%C3%89cole_des_Femmes


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