Whore

Whore is a play by Deon Opperman.

Original text

An exploration of the striptease world. The heroine sex worker holds a masters degree in philosophy and lectures on the subject during the day, while stripping and sex working at night. Her monologue explores philosophically the world of prostitution and the taboos and realities surrounding provider and client.

Translations and adaptations

Also an Afrikaans version, translated by Johan Rossouw, entitled Hoer.

Performance history in South Africa

2000: Performed by Heidi Molentz at the National Arts Festival, Grahamstown Fringe.

2001: Presented at Aardklop. Both versions starred Gigi (Perlé van Schalkwyk) as the stripper, directed by Opperman.

2003: Presented again at the National Arts Festival with a different actress in the role. For the Aardklop 2003 Festival, Opperman cast a Penthouse Pet of the Year finalist called Gigi in the role, reworked the script, called it Nipple Caps & G-strings and played to sold-out houses.

Sources

The Citizen, 5 July 2000

Aardklop festival programme, 2001

Johann van Heerden (2008)][1]

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