Die Egskeiding

Die Egskeiding a one act farce in Dutch-Afrikaans by Melt Brink (1842–1925).

Also found as De Egskeiding, Die Echtscheiding , Die Echtskeiding and Die Egtskeiding.

The original text

First performed by Aurora in 1905(?), it originally published as Die Echtskeiding: blijspel in een bedrijf by De Bussy (Pretoria) and HAUM (Cape Town) in 1905, and then reprinted in 1915 and 1920.

Also published as part of the compilation Ons Hou Konsert by Robert Mohr by DALRO in 1973.

Translations and adaptations

Used as one of the texts in the compilation Ons Hou Konsert by Robert Mohr.

Performances

1905: Die Egskeiding first Performed by Aurora in Cape Town

1967: Die Egskeiding performed as part of Ons Hou Konsert (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by CAPAB in the Hofmeyr Theatre on 13 October. The cast included Nerina Ferreira, who was nominated for the Three Leaf award as the best female lead.

1968: Die Egskeiding performed as part of Ons Hou Konsert (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by CAPAB on tour

197*: Die Egskeiding performed as part of Ons Hou Konsert (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by PACT in the Breytenbach Theatre, Pretoria

1981: Die Egskeiding performed as part of Ons Hou Konsert (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by SWAPAC in Windhoek.

1999: Die Egskeiding performed as part of an adapted version (by Peter Snyders) of Ons Hou Konsert (Melt Brink/Robert Mohr) by CAPAB, as a tribute to Robert Mohr at the KKNK and in the Nico Arena.