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by [[Willem Steenkamp]] and [[Tony Robinson]] based on Steenkamp's novel. Full-length. Cast: mixed. A searing play of justice and retribution set in the starkness of Namaqualand.
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''[[The Horse Thief]]'' is a play by [[Willem Steenkamp]] and [[Tony Robinson]]
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==The original text==
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Based on Steenkamp's novel of the same name, it is a play about justice and retribution set in the starkness of Namaqualand.  
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
The South African première was presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] on 6 November 1986, followed by a performance in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] on 27 November 1986. Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]], with [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Ivan Abrahams]], [[Wayne Bowman]] and [[André Roothman]]. Designed by [[Peter Krummeck]]. Lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
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1986: The South African première was presented by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] opening 6 November 1986, followed by a performance in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] on 27 November 1986. Directed by [[Esther van Ryswyk]], with [[Jannie Gildenhuys]], [[Ivan Abrahams]], [[Wayne Bowman]] and [[André Roothman]]. Designed by [[Peter Krummeck]]. Lighting by [[Malcolm Hurrell]].
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
''The Horse Thief'' theatre programme, 1986.
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''[[The Horse Thief]]'' theatre programme, 1986.
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[[Willem Steenkamp]] and [[Tony Robinson]]. 1984. ''[[The Horse Thief]]'' (A copy of the typed text, dated August, held in the archives of the [[University of Stellenbosch]])
  
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography|ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 05:48, 19 July 2022

The Horse Thief is a play by Willem Steenkamp and Tony Robinson

The original text

Based on Steenkamp's novel of the same name, it is a play about justice and retribution set in the starkness of Namaqualand.

Performance history in South Africa

1986: The South African première was presented by CAPAB in the Nico Malan Theatre opening 6 November 1986, followed by a performance in the H.B. Thom Theatre on 27 November 1986. Directed by Esther van Ryswyk, with Jannie Gildenhuys, Ivan Abrahams, Wayne Bowman and André Roothman. Designed by Peter Krummeck. Lighting by Malcolm Hurrell.

Translations and adaptations

Sources

The Horse Thief theatre programme, 1986.

Willem Steenkamp and Tony Robinson. 1984. The Horse Thief (A copy of the typed text, dated August, held in the archives of the University of Stellenbosch)

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