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1953: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Gretel Mills]]. | 1953: Presented by the [[University of Cape Town]]'s Speech and Drama Department at the [[Little Theatre]] in December, directed by [[Gretel Mills]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 06:48, 22 March 2020
The Snow Queen is an original fairy tale written by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen [1].
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
A dramatized version of The Snow Queen was written by Michael Martin-Harvey ()[], with music by Margaret More ()[] in the 1940s.
Adapted for the stage by Cecil Jubber.
Performance history in South Africa
Late 1940s: The Martin-Harvey and More text and music were commissioned and performed several times as Christmas entertainment in Johannesburg under the direction of Myrrha Bantock.
1953: Presented by the University of Cape Town's Speech and Drama Department at the Little Theatre in December, directed by Gretel Mills.
Sources
Inskip, 1972. p.141.
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