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'[[Liewe Heksie]]'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liewe_Heksie] ("''Beloved Little Witch''") is an [[Afrikaans]] work of fiction created by children's book author [[Verna Vels]] in 1961. It started off as radio stories and was also filmed for television.
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[[Liewe Heksie]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liewe_Heksie] ("''Beloved Little Witch''") is an [[Afrikaans]] work of fiction created by children's book author [[Verna Vels]] in 1961.  
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It started off as radio stories and was also filmed for television.
  
 
==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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A number of different stage adaptations for children's theatre were done by various authors and directors, including [[Gerben Kamper]], [[Marietjie Willemse]],  [[Woutrine Theron]] (with [[Amatea Meyer]]), [[Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck]], [[Carel Trichardt]].  
 
A number of different stage adaptations for children's theatre were done by various authors and directors, including [[Gerben Kamper]], [[Marietjie Willemse]],  [[Woutrine Theron]] (with [[Amatea Meyer]]), [[Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck]], [[Carel Trichardt]].  
  
''[[Liewe Heksie: tien verhoogverwerkings van die "Liewe Heksie" stories deur Verna Vels]]'' ("Liewe Heksie: Ten stage adaptations of the "Liewe Heksie" stories by [[Verna Vels]]") is a collection of adaptations by performance texts published by [[DALRO]] om 1991.
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A key collection is ''[[Liewe Heksie]]'', subtitled ''Tien verhoogverwerkings van die "Liewe Heksie" stories deur Verna Vels'' ("Ten stage adaptations of the "Liewe Heksie" stories by [[Verna Vels]]") adapted by [[Edith Krantz]] and [[Verna Vels]] and published as performance texts for junior children by [[DALRO]] om 1991.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==

Revision as of 07:46, 23 August 2022

Liewe Heksie [1] ("Beloved Little Witch") is an Afrikaans work of fiction created by children's book author Verna Vels in 1961.

It started off as radio stories and was also filmed for television.

The original text

The Radio Stories

The TV Series

Stage adaptations

A number of different stage adaptations for children's theatre were done by various authors and directors, including Gerben Kamper, Marietjie Willemse, Woutrine Theron (with Amatea Meyer), Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck, Carel Trichardt.

A key collection is Liewe Heksie, subtitled Tien verhoogverwerkings van die "Liewe Heksie" stories deur Verna Vels ("Ten stage adaptations of the "Liewe Heksie" stories by Verna Vels") adapted by Edith Krantz and Verna Vels and published as performance texts for junior children by DALRO om 1991.

Performance history in South Africa

1990: The Kamper adaptation was staged by PACOFS, directed by William Egan, with Marion Holm (Liewe Heksie), James van Helsdingen (Blommie), Christo Compion (Karel Kat), Isadora Verwey (Die Geelheks), Annemarie Rauh (Borrie), Cobus de Villiers (Kerrie), Hennie Baird (Koning Rosekrans) and Dorette Nel (Die Feekoningen).

2002: Liewe Heksie presented by the Masker Teater, University of Pretoria. Directed by Carel Trichardt with third year students of the Drama Dept. University of Pretoria.

2022: Liewe Heksie en die Rolskaatse ("Liewe Heksie and the roller skates"), the performance text adapted and directed by Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck, with Margit Meyer-Rödenbeck and Deon van Zyl.

Sources

PACOFS theatre programme, 1990.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

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