Die Goue Seun

("The Golden Son/Boy"). A 2002 play created by Saartjie Botha, Grethe Fox and Marthinus Basson. About the South African poet and playwright Uys Krige and his relationship with his mother, the writer Sannie Uys (Grethe Fox's grandmother).

The original text
Based on the book of the same name by J.C. Kannemeyer.

Performance history in South Africa
Staged at the KKNK in 2002, directed by Marthinus Basson, with Neels van Jaarsveld (Uys Krige). Grethe Fox (Sannie Krige), Francois le Roux and André Roothman. The play was awarded the Kanna Prize for Best Serious Drama at the KKNK. The production was subsequently staged in other South African venues and at festivals.

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