Boesman and Lena - Revision history

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← Older revision		Revision as of 13:31, 9 December 2025
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−	''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' is a play by [[Athol Fugard]].	+	''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' is a play by [[Athol Fugard]] (1932-2025).

	==The original text==		==The original text==

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	Theatre programmes 1970, 1980, 1996.		Theatre programmes 1970, 1980, 1996.
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		+	[[Ruphin Coudyzer]]. 2023. Annotated list of his photographs of [[Market Theatre]] productions. (Provided by Coudyzer)

	[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.		[[PACOFS]] Drama 25 Years, 1963-1988.

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 == Sources ==
 [[CAPAB]] programme, 1969.
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 Theatre programme of the Canadian production held by [[NELM]]: [Collection: Rhodes University Drama Department]: 2006. 48. 3. 4.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 : [[CAPAB]] with [[Athol Fugard]] (Boesman), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Lena) and [[Glynn Day]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] (lighting devised by [[Scott Robertson]]), subsequently touring the Transvaal in association with [[PACT]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Boesman en Lena]]'' by *** was staged by [[PACOFS]] Drama, directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]], starring [[Schalk Jacobsz]] ("Boesman"), [[Sandra Kotzé]] ("Lena") and [[Laurens Celliers]] ("Outa").
+: Performed in [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Boesman en Lena]]'' by [[PACOFS]] Drama, directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]], starring [[Schalk Jacobsz]] ("Boesman"), [[Sandra Kotzé]] ("Lena") and [[Laurens Celliers]] ("Outa").
-*: The [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by [[Die Bywoners]], with [[Schalk Jacobsz]] and [[Elma Potgieter]] in the lead roles.
+*: The [[Afrikaans]] translation staged by [[Die Bywoners]], with [[Schalk Jacobsz]] and [[Elma Potgieter]] in the lead roles.
-: [[Janet Suzman]] as Lena, 29 March 1984. (NELM: [Collection: SUZMAN, Janet]: 2008. 15. 1. 29)
+: A production featuring [[Janet Suzman]] as "Lena", was done on 29 March 1984, according to materials in the [[Janet Suzman]] collection at [[NELM]]
 : [[Jerry Mofokeng]] directed a version of this play starring [[Bill Curry]], [[Nomhle Nkonyeni]] and [[James Mthoba]] at [[Upstairs at the Market]] in 1993. Sets and costumes designed by [[Nadya Cohen]].

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 : First performed at [[Rhodes University]] in 1969, directed by [[Athol Fugard]] with [[Athol Fugard|himself]] as Boesman, [[Yvonne Bryceland]] as Lena and [[Glynn Day]] as Outa.
-: Presented by the [[Cape Performing Arts Board]] (in a [[CAPAB]], [[PACT]] and [[Phoenix Players]] collaboration), with [[Athol Fugard]] (Boesman), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Lena) and [[Glynn Day]] (Outa) at the [[Alexander Theatre]], Johannesburg.
+: Presented by the [[Cape Performing Arts Board]] (in a [[CAPAB]], [[PACT]] and [[Phoenix Players]] collaboration), with [[Athol Fugard]] ("Boesman"), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] ("Lena") and [[Glynn Day]] ("Outa") at the [[Alexander Theatre]], Johannesburg.
 : [[CAPAB]] with [[Athol Fugard]] (Boesman), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Lena) and [[Glynn Day]] at the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]] (lighting devised by [[Scott Robertson]]), subsequently touring the Transvaal in association with [[PACT]].
-: The [[Afrikaans]] translation '''''Boesman en Lena''''' by *** was staged by [[PACOFS]] Drama, directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]], starring [[Schalk Jacobsz]] (Boesman), [[Sandra Kotzé]] (Lena) and [[Laurens Cilliers]] (Outa).
+: The [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Boesman en Lena]]'' by *** was staged by [[PACOFS]] Drama, directed by [[Cobus Rossouw]], starring [[Schalk Jacobsz]] ("Boesman"), [[Sandra Kotzé]] ("Lena") and [[Laurens Celliers]] ("Outa").
 *: The [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged by [[Die Bywoners]], with [[Schalk Jacobsz]] and [[Elma Potgieter]] in the lead roles.
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 : Staged in the [[Arena Theatre]] at the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in July 1996, directed by [[Nkosinathi Gqotso]], with [[Neels Coetzee]], [[Sylvia Esau]] and [[Shaun Arnolds]]. Design by [[Michael Mitchell]], lighting by [[Jack Arnott]].
-: In March the [[Afrikaans]] translation '''''Boesman en Lena''''' by [[Petrovna Metelerkamp|Metelerkamp]] was staged by [[PACOFS]] and the [[Vrystaat Ensemble]] in the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in Bloemfontein, directed by [[Gerben Kamper]], with [[Maurice Carpede]] (Boesman), [[Maria de Koker]] (Lena) and [[Babes Mphatseng]] (Outa). The same production was later staged at the [[KKNK]] 1998.
+: In March the [[Afrikaans]] translation ''[[Boesman en Lena]]'' by [[Petrovna Metelerkamp|Metelerkamp]] was staged by [[PACOFS]] and the [[Vrystaat Ensemble]] in the [[André Huguenet Theatre]] in Bloemfontein, directed by [[Gerben Kamper]], with [[Maurice Carpede]] (Boesman), [[Maria de Koker]] (Lena) and [[Babes Mphatseng]] (Outa). The same production was later staged at the [[KKNK]] 1998.
 : Production by [[Daphne Kuhn]], directed by [[James Ngcobo]], starring [[Quanita Adams]], [[Elton Landrew]] and [[Charly Azade]],  ran at the [[Old Mutual Theatre on the Square]] until June 30 2012.

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	Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Boesman en Lena]]''''' by respectively [[Alta Coetzee]], [[Frederick B. Philander]] and [[Petrovna Metelerkamp]].		Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Boesman en Lena]]''''' by respectively [[Alta Coetzee]], [[Frederick B. Philander]] and [[Petrovna Metelerkamp]].
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−	~~Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Bywoners]]''''' by .~~

	== Performances in South Africa ==		== Performances in South Africa ==

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 Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Boesman en Lena]]''''' by respectively [[Alta Coetzee]], [[Frederick B. Philander]] and [[Petrovna Metelerkamp]].
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Bywoners]]''''' by Schalk Jacobs .
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Bywoners]]''''' by  .
 == Performances in South Africa ==

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 == Translations ==
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Boesman en Lena]]'' by respectively [[Alta Coetzee]], [[Frederick B. Philander]] and [[Petrovna Metelerkamp]].
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Boesman en Lena]]''''' by respectively [[Alta Coetzee]], [[Frederick B. Philander]] and [[Petrovna Metelerkamp]].
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Bywoners]]'' by ***.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''[[Die Bywoners]]''''' by Schalk Jacobs .
 == Performances in South Africa ==

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-'''''Boesman and Lena''''' is a 1969 three-hander play by [[Athol Fugard]]. A play about two wandering “coloured” vagrants who speculate on life, love and freedom. Perhaps one of Athol Fugard’s most celebrated works, a setwork for schools in post-1994 South Africa.
+''[[Boesman and Lena]]'' is a play by [[Athol Fugard]].
-== Publication history ==
+==The original text==
-First published in 1969. Published in ''[[Buren]]'' as well as in ''[[Boesman and Lena and Other Plays]]'' ([[Oxford University Press]]).
 == Translations ==
-Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as '''''Die Bywoners''''' by ***.
+Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Boesman en Lena]]'' by respectively [[Alta Coetzee]], [[Frederick B. Philander]] and [[Petrovna Metelerkamp]].
 == Performances in South Africa ==
 [[NELM]] holds an undated theatre programme of a production of ''Boesman and Lena'' directed by Athol Fugard, with [[Zakes Mokae]], [[Yvonne Bryceland]] and [[Bloke Modisane]] in the cast. ([[NELM]]: Framed items [Collection: Theatre programmes]: 2013. 2. 13).