Wie de hel is Johnny P. Adams en waarom sing hy die Blues?
Wie de hel is Johnny P. Adams en waarom sing hy die Blues? ("Who the hell is Johnny P. Adams and why does he sing the Blues?") is a play by Melvin Whitebooi (1956–2011) and Joseph Mitchell.
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The original text
The incomplete copy of a typed play text of the play was found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022. A handwritten note on the script suggests it may also have been referred to or performed as Wie de drommel is Johnny P. Adams en waarom sing hy die Blues? on occasion. (Shorter version of the title also found: Wie de Hel is Johnny en waarom sing hy die Blues?)
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Melvin Whitebooi and Joseph Mitchell. Copy of the incomplete typed playtext found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022 and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) 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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