Bye om 'n Aster
Bye om 'n Aster (“Bees around a Chrysanthemum”) is an Afrikaans subtitled farce in four parts ("'n Klug in vier dele") by Anna Rudolph (1924-1995).
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The original text
Set in a rural community, the play is a farce about Elza, a young girl, who tries to test the love of her fiancé Sarel by flirting with three other men, using various pseudonyms - and Sarel's similar response.
The text was a prizewinner in a national literary competition arranged by the South African Department of Education, Art and Science, and was published in Afrikaans by Voortrekkerpers in 1967.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Anna Rudolph. 1967. Bye om 'n Aster Johannesburg: Voortrekkerpers (published text).
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