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''[[Op Die Pad Na Acapulco]]'' ("On the road to Acapulco") is an [[Afrikaans]] radio play by [[Chris Barnard]]. 


==The original text==

Written as a commissioned work for in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Afrikaans radio service, the play is an exploration of the ravages of war. It tells of Simon and his wife, Mia, who are wandering through a war wracked country on their way to Acapulco, a symbol if paradise or utopia. They do not reach it but the hope keeps them going. 

The [[Afrikaans]] text was published by [[Tafelberg]], 1975.

==Translations and adaptations==

The play was entered for the prestigious Italia-prize[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prix_Italia] in 1974, and has also been translated into English, French and Serbian.

Has also been adapted as a stage play.

== Broadcast history in South Africa ==

197*: Broadcast by [[Radiosondergrense]] ([[RSG]]), directed by [[Joey de Koker]], with [[Dawid Minnaar]] (as "Simon"), [[Gretha Brazelle]] (as "Mia"), [[Limpie Basson]], [[Louw Verwey]], [[Johan Botha]], [[Trix Pienaar]], [[André Rossouw]], [[Nico de Beer]] and [[Marko van der Colff]].

2005: Recorded for [[Radiosondergrense]] ([[RSG]])'s programme [[Radioteater]] on 13 December, directed by [[Margot Luyt]] with [[Johann Nell]], [[Joanie Combrink]], [[André Rossouw]], [[Johan Botha]], [[Antoinette Kellerman]], [[Ivan Abrahams]] and others. Broadcast on 27 December.


2013: Performed as a stage play by students of the [[Schoonspruit Sekondêre Skool]] at [[The Savoy Theatre]], Port Elizabeth, where it was awarded second prize at the [[ATKV]] schools competition.

2019: The [[Joey de Koker]] recording broadcast again by RSG on 10 October, in celebration of [[Chris Barnard]]'s 80th birthday.

== Sources ==

https://www.rsgplus.org/dawid-minnaar-in-opdragwerk-uit-drama-argief/

https://www.rsg.co.za/rsg/omny/op-die-pad-na-acapulco-deur-chris-barnard/

[[Antoinette Kellerman]]'s annotated recording script for the 2005 broadcast, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. 

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