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'''''The Whole Truth''''' is a play written by British playwright and screenwriter Philip Mackie (1918-1985) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Mackie].  
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''[[The Whole Truth]]'' is a play written by British playwright and screenwriter Philip Mackie (1918-1985) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Mackie].  
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== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
1957: Presented by [[Anthony Farmer]] Productions starring [[John Boulter]], [[John Hayter]], [[Harold Lake]], [[Valerie Philip]], [[Tessa Laubscher]], [[Elizabeth Meyer]] and [[Bob Wilson]].
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1957: Presented by [[Anthony Farmer]] Productions at the [[Library Theatre]], Johannesburg, starring [[John Boulter]], [[John Hayter]], [[Harold Lake]], [[Valerie Philip]], [[Tessa Laubscher]], [[Elizabeth Meyer]] and [[Bob Wilson]].
  
 
1970: The [[Afrikaans]] translation, ''Houtjie van die Galg'', was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Gerrit Geertsema]], with [[Lorraine Fourie]] (Deenie), [[Will Bernard]] (Leon Paulsen), [[Annie Basson]] (Belinda), [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] (Besoeker), [[Johan Botha]] (Hugo Cornelissen), [[Jan Prinsloo]] (Kapt. de Bruyn) and [[George Barnes]] (Sers. Pretorius). Designed by [[Bill Smuts]].
 
1970: The [[Afrikaans]] translation, ''Houtjie van die Galg'', was staged by [[PACOFS]], directed by [[Gerrit Geertsema]], with [[Lorraine Fourie]] (Deenie), [[Will Bernard]] (Leon Paulsen), [[Annie Basson]] (Belinda), [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] (Besoeker), [[Johan Botha]] (Hugo Cornelissen), [[Jan Prinsloo]] (Kapt. de Bruyn) and [[George Barnes]] (Sers. Pretorius). Designed by [[Bill Smuts]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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Press clipppings of the 1957 production held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 11. 2. 59. 4.
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Photographs of the cast (Farmer production) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 11. 2. 59. 8.
 
Photographs of the cast (Farmer production) held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 11. 2. 59. 8.
  

Latest revision as of 14:55, 23 October 2019

The Whole Truth is a play written by British playwright and screenwriter Philip Mackie (1918-1985) [1].

The original text

Translations and adaptations

Made into a British thriller film in 1958 [2].

Adapted and translated into Afrikaans by Mariechen Naudé, titled Die Houtjie van die Galg (sometimes Houtjie van die Galg). Full-length. Cast: mixed.

Performance history in South Africa

1957: Presented by Anthony Farmer Productions at the Library Theatre, Johannesburg, starring John Boulter, John Hayter, Harold Lake, Valerie Philip, Tessa Laubscher, Elizabeth Meyer and Bob Wilson.

1970: The Afrikaans translation, Houtjie van die Galg, was staged by PACOFS, directed by Gerrit Geertsema, with Lorraine Fourie (Deenie), Will Bernard (Leon Paulsen), Annie Basson (Belinda), Louise Mollett-Prinsloo (Besoeker), Johan Botha (Hugo Cornelissen), Jan Prinsloo (Kapt. de Bruyn) and George Barnes (Sers. Pretorius). Designed by Bill Smuts.

Sources

Press clipppings of the 1957 production held by NELM: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 11. 2. 59. 4.

Photographs of the cast (Farmer production) held by NELM: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 11. 2. 59. 8.

PACOFS theatre programme, 1970.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

PACOFS Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.

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