Vinkel en Koljander

There are three works by this title:

• a one-act musical comedy by Sita (originally published as Finkel en Koljander)

• a 1974 Afrikaans film (also released in English as Oh Brother...!)

• a 2016 TV series

The one-act musical

Finkel en Koljander (lit. "fennel and coriander") is an Afrikaans one-act musical comedy by Sita (pseud.).

Also known as Vinkel en Koljander.

The original play

Described as "'n Studente-sangblyspel in een bedryf" (lit "a student sung comedy in one act"), it is a piece set in a University context, about the practical jokes and other antics of an identical pair of twins, and was written as a commissioned work for students of the University of Potchefstroom, to be performed by identical twins studying there.

Published as Finkel en Koljander in Die Huisgenoot, 32(1351):56-57. 13 February 1948, credited to the author Sita (pseudonym). The performance text was later published as Vinkel en Koljander by DALRO in 1972 (reprinted 1978 and 1982), now formally credited to Sita de Kock.

Performance history in South Africa

1948(?): The play was performed by the twins and supporting cast, who had great success with it when taking it on a national tour.

The 1974 film

For more information, see Oh Brother...!

The 2016 TV series

Typically listed as Vinkel & Koljander.

Production credits

A 13-episode TV series, written by Quanita Adams and Louw Venter, and directed by David Isaacs and Louw Venter. The cast includes Quanita Adams, Celeste Matthews Wannenburgh, Sherman Pharo, Pascual Wakefield, Grant Powell, Tarryn Wyngaard, Margot Luyt, Louw Venter, A.J. van der Merwe, Miles Petzer.

Produced by Mia Breet and Roberta Durrant. Music by Mynie Grové.

Sources

Sita. 1948. Vinkel en Koljander in Die Huisgenoot, 32(1351):56-57. 13 February.

Sita de Kock. 1982. Vinkel en Koljander. Johannesburg: DALRO. (A copy found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives, now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.)

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2221763/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9063194/

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