Tjeerio Jerepigo
Tjeerio Jerepigo is a one-man production compiled and performed by Patrick Mynhardt (1932-2007) from the writing of Herman Charles Bosman (1905-1951). It is the fifth in Mynhardt's series of Bosman shows, following A Sip of Jerepigo, More Jerepigo, Just Jerepigo and Another Sip of Jerepigo.
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The original text
The first half of the production featured extracts from Bosman's autobiography, Cold Stone Jug ("Murder, I answered", "Death Cell", "Excursion", "Madness" and "Release".) The second half featured three "Oom Schalk Lourens" stories from Mafeking Road ("In the Withaak's Shade", "The Music Maker" and "Willem Prinsloo's Peach Brandy", and ended with 'A Bekkersdal Marathon'.
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Performance history in South Africa
2003: First performed by Patrick Mynhardt at the State Theatre, Pretoria, directed by Cedric Sundstrom.
Sources
Tjeerio Jerepigo programme, 2003.
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