Amper Maar Nog Ni
Amper Maar Nog Ni ("Almost but not quite") is an early Cape Dutch tragedy by J.H.H. de Waal.
Later spelled Amper Maar Nog Nie in Afrikaans
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Written in Cape Dutch, an early version of Afrikaans, it is considered to be the first Afrikaans play performed to in front of a Cape Town audience.
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Performance history in South Africa
1907: The play was first performed in the Cardaga Saal (Cardaga Hall) in Cape Town.
Sources
F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 481
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