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[[Ad Donker Publishers]] was founded by adventurous [[Dutch]] born publisher [[Adriaan Donker]] (generally known as '''[[Ad Donker]]'''), this independent publishing house dit much to encourage and develop the writing, publication and discussion of South African writing in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s Donker sold the imprint to [[Naspers]], but remained on as a consultant for a while.  
 
[[Ad Donker Publishers]] was founded by adventurous [[Dutch]] born publisher [[Adriaan Donker]] (generally known as '''[[Ad Donker]]'''), this independent publishing house dit much to encourage and develop the writing, publication and discussion of South African writing in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s Donker sold the imprint to [[Naspers]], but remained on as a consultant for a while.  
  
Among the major works published are such pioneering works as  ''A Century of South African Poetry'', ''A Century of South African Prose'' and [[Michael Chapman]]’s South African Literature**???,  
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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'''[[Ad Donker Publishers]]'s  theatre and cultural publications include:''' 
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''They Built a Theatre'' (the story of the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society]]) by [[Arthur Hoffman]] and [[Anna Romain Hoffman]] (1980)
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''Reef of Time: Johannesburg in Writing'' (a collection of pieces on Johannesburg, edited by [[Digby Ricci]], 1986),
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''Athol Fugard: A Source Book'' (compiled by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]], [[Wilma Viljoen]] and [[Celeste van Greunen]], 1982)
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''Athol Fugard: The Notebooks'' (edited [[Mary Benson]])
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''An Introduction to Southern African Literature'' by [[Michael Chapman]]
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Besides a number of plays by various playwrights, the company also published various important of collections of theatre texts, including:
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''[[Stephen Black: Three Plays]]'' (edited by [[Stephen Gray]], 198*),
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''[[Theatre One: New South African Drama]]'' (edited by [[Stephen Gray]], 1978)
  
==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
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''[[Theatre Two: New South African Drama]]'' (edited by [[Stephen Gray]], 1981)
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''[[The Market Plays]]'' (edited by [[Stephen Gray]])
  
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''[[More Market Plays]]'' (edited by [[John Kani]])
  
Their theatre publications include the story of the Johannesburg Repertory Society (They Built a Theatre by Arthur Hoffmann and Anna Romain Hoffmann, 1980), a collection of works on Johannesburg (Reef of Time: Johannesburg in Writing, ed. Digby Ricci, 1986), **. The collected plays of Stephen Black (edited by Stephen Gray, 198*), the biography and plays of Herbert Dhlomo (edited by Tim Couzens, 19**), a number of works by and about Athol Fugard, including the plays, a source book (comp. by Temple Hauptfleisch, Wilma Viljoen and Celeste van Greunen, 1982), the journals (ed Mary Benson) and a number of collections of South African plays edited by Stephen Gray (including Theatre One: New South African Drama, Theatre Two: New South African Drama, The Market Plays), John Kani (More Market Plays), * ,
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 05:39, 14 October 2023

Ad Donker Publishers was founded by adventurous Dutch born publisher Adriaan Donker (generally known as Ad Donker), this independent publishing house dit much to encourage and develop the writing, publication and discussion of South African writing in the 1970s and 1980s. In the 1990s Donker sold the imprint to Naspers, but remained on as a consultant for a while.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Ad Donker Publishers's theatre and cultural publications include:

They Built a Theatre (the story of the Johannesburg Repertory Society) by Arthur Hoffman and Anna Romain Hoffman (1980)

Reef of Time: Johannesburg in Writing (a collection of pieces on Johannesburg, edited by Digby Ricci, 1986),

Athol Fugard: A Source Book (compiled by Temple Hauptfleisch, Wilma Viljoen and Celeste van Greunen, 1982)

Athol Fugard: The Notebooks (edited Mary Benson)

An Introduction to Southern African Literature by Michael Chapman

Besides a number of plays by various playwrights, the company also published various important of collections of theatre texts, including:

Stephen Black: Three Plays (edited by Stephen Gray, 198*),

Theatre One: New South African Drama (edited by Stephen Gray, 1978)

Theatre Two: New South African Drama (edited by Stephen Gray, 1981)

The Market Plays (edited by Stephen Gray)

More Market Plays (edited by John Kani)


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