Die Spinner
Die Spinner ("The spinner") is a one-man play by C.P. Leach.
Contents
The original text
First performed at the State Theatre Arena on 4 July 1983.
Published in Rostrum: verhoogtekste by Tafelberg (1985).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1983: Performed at the Arena Theatre, Pretoria on 4 July 1983, directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers.
1985: Performed as a late-night show Upstairs at the Market in January, directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers. Lighting by Mannie Manim. (It played as a late-night show after The Company's production of Deon Opperman's Môre is 'n Lang Dag in the same venue.)
1985: Presented by CAPAB at the Nico Malan Theatre, along with Hennie Baird's En Dit Was Môre, as part of a programme billed as Dubbelspel, opening on 17 August. Directed and designed by Christo Leach with Gys de Villiers, lighting by Pieter de Swardt. De Villiers received an award as Best Actor for this performance.
1989: Produced by the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department as part of the Lanzerac Stellenbosch Festival. The directed by Denise Bester with André van der Merwe.
Sources
Die Spinner, theatre programme, 1985.
Ruphin Coudyzer. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of Market Theatre productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)
Pat Schwartz 1988. The Best of Company: The Story of Johannesburg's Market Theatre. Johannesburg: Ad Donker.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
