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by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]].  An anti-censorship revue.  
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'''''Strike Up The Banned''''' is an anti-censorship revue written by [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] in 1975.  
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
First performed in 1975 at the [[Space Theatre]].
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First performed in 1975 at the [[Space Theatre]].
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The one sketch, originally starring [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] and [[Trix Pienaar]] and  representing the studio recording of a fictional radio serial called ''Die Van Aardes van Grootoor'', was expanded by Uys in 1977 to become the record breaking full-length [[Afrikaans]] political satire called '''''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'''''.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
First performed in 1975 at the [[Space Theatre]] with [[Trix Pienaar]], Pieter-Dirk Uys, [[Vincent Ebrahim]], [[Jacqui Delhaye]], [[Maria Jensen]] and directed by Uys.  
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1975: First performed in 1975 at the [[Space Theatre]] with [[Trix Pienaar]], Pieter-Dirk Uys, [[Vincent Ebrahim]], [[Jacqui Delhaye]], [[Maria Jensen]] and directed by Uys. (Not mentioned in [[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979).
  
In 1976 it went to the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and on tour with [[Lynne Maree]], [[Blaise Koch]], [[Wilma Stockenström]], [[Michele Maxwell]], and Pieter-Dirk Uys.  
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1976: In 1976 it went to the [[Grahamstown Festival]] and on tour with [[Lynne Maree]], [[Blaise Koch]], [[Wilma Stockenström]], [[Michele Maxwell]], and Pieter-Dirk Uys.
  
In 1978 it played at the [[Market Theatre]] with Pieter-Dirk Uys, [[Rika Sennett]], and others.
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1976: ''Strike up the Banned'' (Part 2) presented by [[Syrkel Theatre Company]] late night at the [[Labia Theatre]], December 1976, with [[Rika Sennett]] and [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]]
  
The one sketch, originally starring by Pieter-Dirk Uys and Trix Pienaar and  representing a serial called
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1978: In 1978 it played at the [[Market Theatre]] with Pieter-Dirk Uys, [[Rika Sennett]], and others.
''Die Van Aardes van Grootoor'' was expanded in 1977 to become the hugely succesful play ''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]''.  
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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''[[Sunday Times]]'' 19 October 1976.
  
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Syrkel theatre programme, 1976.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 19 March 2023

Strike Up The Banned is an anti-censorship revue written by Pieter-Dirk Uys in 1975.

The original text

First performed in 1975 at the Space Theatre.

The one sketch, originally starring Pieter-Dirk Uys and Trix Pienaar and representing the studio recording of a fictional radio serial called Die Van Aardes van Grootoor, was expanded by Uys in 1977 to become the record breaking full-length Afrikaans political satire called Die Van Aardes van Grootoor.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1975: First performed in 1975 at the Space Theatre with Trix Pienaar, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Vincent Ebrahim, Jacqui Delhaye, Maria Jensen and directed by Uys. (Not mentioned in Astbury 1979).

1976: In 1976 it went to the Grahamstown Festival and on tour with Lynne Maree, Blaise Koch, Wilma Stockenström, Michele Maxwell, and Pieter-Dirk Uys.

1976: Strike up the Banned (Part 2) presented by Syrkel Theatre Company late night at the Labia Theatre, December 1976, with Rika Sennett and Pieter-Dirk Uys

1978: In 1978 it played at the Market Theatre with Pieter-Dirk Uys, Rika Sennett, and others.

Sources

Sunday Times 19 October 1976.

Syrkel theatre programme, 1976.

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