Het van Verlangekraal
Het van Verlangekraal has been used as the titles of two novels, a television series, a 2022 radio serial and a 2026 stage play, all inspired by and based on the original 1960 novel by Johann Bekker (1918–1985)[].
See also the entry on the 1963 film adaptation Gee My Jou Hand
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The novels
Het van Verlangekraal by Johann Bekker
It tells the tale of "Het Heiberg", the troubled and rebellious daughter of a poor sharecropper, her struggles at school and the role played in her recovery by her class teacher and his battle with the headmaster of the school.
Published by HAUM in 1960.
Het van Verlangekraal by Leon van Nierop
In 2024 Leon van Nierop, wrote a reworked version of Bekker's book at the request RSG radio station. Published by Tafelberg/Quellerie.
Het van Verlangekraal: The TV series
Adapted for TV by Leon van Nierop and filmed as Het van Verlangekraal by Jan Scholtz Films in 1983/1984. Series directed by Fred Nel, with Sally Campher (as "Het"), Emgee Pretorius, Schalk Jacobsz, Tromp Terre'blanche, Lida Botha, Anne-Marie Muller, Miems de Bruyn, André Verster, Elize van Vuuren, Theo Kritzinger, Chante Hinds, Francois de Bruyn and Irene Thain.
Series Cinematography was by Paul Marais, Film Editing by Ronelle Loots, Costume Design by Yvonne De Necker, Makeup Jean Fordsun, Production Management Charmaine Wolhuter, Art Department Gary McIlraith, Sound Joshua Loots, Leon Nel and Hofmeyr Scholtz, Camera assistant Dolf de Necker and Continuity Ilze Welgemoed.
Het van Verlangekraal: The radio serial
Adapted for radio by Leon van Nierop, the serial consisted of 40 episodes and was broadcast weekly at 14:45, from 28 April 2022 to 22 June 2022. Directed by , it features Ansu Visser, Sally Campher, Pietie Beyers, Estelle Terblanche, Andre Stoltz, Izel Bezuidenhout, Donovan Pietersen, Mari Molefe van Heerden, and Lelia Etsebeth.
Het van Verlangekraal: Stage version
A stage adaptation by Leon van Nierop of his radio play. First performed on board the cruise ship MSC Opera as part of the 2026 Oppiwater Kunstefees ("On the water arts festival") Directed by Frans Swart, with Nikita Meyer, Ana van Achterbergh, Etienne du Plessis, Henco J, Nico Loubser, Ulrich Slabbert and Zanje Bodenstein.
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Het_van_Verlangekraal
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6694216/
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gee_My_Jou_Hand#cite_note-1
https://maroelamedia.co.za/goeiegoed/goeie-nuus/het-van-verlangekraal-nou-op-rsg/
https://maroelamedia.co.za/afrikaans/boeke/hoopvolle-einde-vir-koppige-het-van-verlangekraal/
https://www.litnet.co.za/het-van-verlangekraal-n-onderhoud-met-leon-van-nierop/
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