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by [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]]. A play about controversial Afrikaans poet and activist [[Breyten Breytenbach]]. First produced in 1979.  
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''[[Will of a Rebel]]'' is a play by [[Ari Sitas]] and [[Hanchen Koornhof]].
  
Student Drama Festival during the 1979 [[National Arts Festival]], including productions of Will of a rebel devised by [[Ari Sitas]], based on the life of Breyten Breytenbach, directed by [[William Kentridge]].
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==The original text==
  
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Devised by [[Ari Sitas]] and [[Hanchen Koornhof]], it is a play about controversial [[Afrikaans]] poet, playwright and activist [[Breyten Breytenbach]], dealing with his incarceration in prison.
  
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According to the actor [[Stephen Sacks]] (who played the role of "Breyten") the play was first performed at the [[Nunnery Theatre]] at Wits and at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town on 1977, directed by [[William Kentridge]] (who also did the set and poster design), while the [[Dollee]] website gives the date as 1978 and the [[Junction Avenue Theatre]] website and programme suggests that the first performance was by [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] from March 19 to 31. 
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A number of sources say that it was published as ''[[Will of a Rebel]]'' in 1979[https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Will_of_a_Rebel.html?id=md9fzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y], though others aver that it is unpublished.
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Interestingly a signed copy of [[William Kentridge]]'s  original 1979 '''poster''' for this rather forgotten play, was offered on auction in Cape Town by Stephan Weltz and Co.
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on 2 August 2022, with an estimated price of R22,000 - R30,000. (Described in the catalogue as: Lot 674: signed, silkscreen on brown paper, sheet size: 69,5 by 45,5cm, unframed.)[https://www.swelco.co.za/catalogue/lot/dd5a87d6fe1ebbea4ce5c3868e7ec5b1/75c4d87317f588868817297a73706d4a/johannesburg-premium-auction-august-2022-lot-674/]
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1977/1978/1979(?):  Performed at the [[Nunnery Theatre]] at the [[University of the Witwatersrand]] and at the [[Space Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[William Kentridge]], with [[Stephen Sacks]] as "Breyten".
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1979(?): Performed by [[Junction Avenue Theatre Company]] at the [[Student Drama Festival]] of the [[National Arts Festival]], directed by [[William Kentridge]].
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==Sources==
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https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/junction-avenue-theatre
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https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Will_of_a_Rebel.html?id=md9fzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y
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https://www.kentridge.studio/william-kentridge-1970s-chronology/
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https://www.swelco.co.za/catalogue/lot/dd5a87d6fe1ebbea4ce5c3868e7ec5b1/75c4d87317f588868817297a73706d4a/johannesburg-premium-auction-august-2022-lot-674/
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https://voertaal.nu/breytenbach-notitie-10-will-of-a-rebel-1979-een-toneeltekst-over-breyten-breytenbach/
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https://herri.org.za/9/zoe-boshoff-sabitha-satchi/
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 06:17, 11 October 2023

Will of a Rebel is a play by Ari Sitas and Hanchen Koornhof.

The original text

Devised by Ari Sitas and Hanchen Koornhof, it is a play about controversial Afrikaans poet, playwright and activist Breyten Breytenbach, dealing with his incarceration in prison.

According to the actor Stephen Sacks (who played the role of "Breyten") the play was first performed at the Nunnery Theatre at Wits and at the Space Theatre in Cape Town on 1977, directed by William Kentridge (who also did the set and poster design), while the Dollee website gives the date as 1978 and the Junction Avenue Theatre website and programme suggests that the first performance was by Junction Avenue Theatre Company from March 19 to 31.

A number of sources say that it was published as Will of a Rebel in 1979[1], though others aver that it is unpublished.

Interestingly a signed copy of William Kentridge's original 1979 poster for this rather forgotten play, was offered on auction in Cape Town by Stephan Weltz and Co. on 2 August 2022, with an estimated price of R22,000 - R30,000. (Described in the catalogue as: Lot 674: signed, silkscreen on brown paper, sheet size: 69,5 by 45,5cm, unframed.)[2]

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1977/1978/1979(?): Performed at the Nunnery Theatre at the University of the Witwatersrand and at the Space Theatre in Cape Town, directed by William Kentridge, with Stephen Sacks as "Breyten".

1979(?): Performed by Junction Avenue Theatre Company at the Student Drama Festival of the National Arts Festival, directed by William Kentridge.

Sources

https://www.sahistory.org.za/place/junction-avenue-theatre

https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Will_of_a_Rebel.html?id=md9fzgEACAAJ&redir_esc=y

https://www.kentridge.studio/william-kentridge-1970s-chronology/

https://www.swelco.co.za/catalogue/lot/dd5a87d6fe1ebbea4ce5c3868e7ec5b1/75c4d87317f588868817297a73706d4a/johannesburg-premium-auction-august-2022-lot-674/

https://voertaal.nu/breytenbach-notitie-10-will-of-a-rebel-1979-een-toneeltekst-over-breyten-breytenbach/

https://herri.org.za/9/zoe-boshoff-sabitha-satchi/

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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Return to South_African_Films

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

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Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to The ESAT Entries

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