Toorbos

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Toorbos is a novel by Dalene Matthee (1938–2005).


The original text

Translations and adaptations

Translated into English as The Magic Forest by Corlia Fourie.

Adapted for the stage as a children's play by Pieter Mulder

Filmed in 2019 as Toorbos by André Scholtz, scripted and directed by René van Rooyen, edited by Ronelle Loots.

Stage version

Performance history in South Africa

2020: The stage version was shown at the Woordfees 2020 with Elani Dekker as Karoliena Kapp.

Film version

2019 film version written and directed by Rene van Rooyen, starring Elani Dekker, Stiaan Smith, Ira Blanckenberg, Clare Marshall, Ivan Abrahams, Gretchen Ramsden, Dirk Vermeulen, Paul Eilers, Andre Odendaal, Lida Botha, Astrid Braaf, Johan Botha, Sandra Vaughn, Norman Anstey, Sean Brebnor.

Music by Andries Smit.

Sources

Die Burger, 6 March 2020.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt9253672/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_cst_sm

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