Varknek
Varknek ("pig's neck") can refer to an Afrikaans stage play by Gaerin Hauptfleisch and a short film by Albert Snyman, based on the play.
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Varknek: the play
The original text
A comedy about plots and counter plots in an assassination attempt.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted and filmed by Albert Snyman for Rooihaar Produksies.
Performance history in South Africa
1999: The play first performed at the KKNK in 1999 by Stercus Productions. Directed by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, featuring Nina Swart, Floyed de Vaal and Albert Snyman.
1999: Staged at the H.B. Thom Theatre in May, with the same cast.
Sources
Die Burger, 8 May 1999.
Copy of the play text by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement in 2022. Now held in the ESAT repository held at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
Varknek: the film
The film
Based on the play by Gaerin Hauptfleisch, adapted and filmed by Albert Snyman for Rooihaar Produksies.
Sources
Copy of the film script by Albert Snyman, found in the archives of the Stellenbosch Drama Departement in 2022. Now held in the ESAT repository held at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
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