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''[[André]]'' is a full-length [[Afrikaans]] play by [[Temple Hauptfleisch]] (1945-).
 
 
''Not to be confused with '''[[André]]'''[], an American tragedy in five acts about the court martial of Major John André (1751-1780), written by William Dunlap (1766-1839)[] and performed in New York by the Old American Company on March 30, 1798. (Also found as '''[[Andre]]'''.)''
 
 
==The original text==
 
 
A play about the rise and tragic fall of a fictitious [[Afrikaans]] actor, the text was shortlisted for [[Amstel Playwright of the Year]] competition in the late 1970s, and the text was published in 1985 by ([[Human and Rousseau]], Cape Town). The text also contains a theme song composed by [[Anneli van Rooyen]] (1961-)[https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli_van_Rooyen].
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
To date the play has never been performed in its entirety, though scenes from it have been used by students in training institutions on occasion in the 1980s.
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Hauptfleisch
 
 
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli_van_Rooyen
 
 
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Revision as of 05:05, 5 March 2021

There are at least two plays named André

André by William Dunlap (1798)

Also found as Andre, it is an American tragedy in five acts written by William Dunlap (1766-1839)[1] about the court martial of Major John André (1751-1780). It was first performed in New York by the Old American Company on March 30, 1798.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

To date the play has never been performed in South Africa.

=André by Temple Hauptfleisch (1984).

The original text

A play about the rise and tragic fall of a fictitious Afrikaans actor, the text was shortlisted for Amstel Playwright of the Year competition in the late 1970s, and the text was published in 1985 by (Human and Rousseau, Cape Town). The text also contains a theme song composed by Anneli van Rooyen (1961-)[2].

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

To date the play has never been performed in its entirety, though scenes from it have been used by students in training institutions on occasion in the 1980s.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Dunlap

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9_(play)

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Hauptfleisch

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneli_van_Rooyen

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