Boetman is die Bliksem in! - Revision history

Satj at 15:34, 13 January 2023

2023-01-13T15:34:55Z

Miriamt: /* The original text */

2022-06-04T09:36:24Z

The original text

Satj: /* The original text */

2017-10-06T10:27:51Z

The original text

Satj at 10:21, 6 October 2017

2017-10-06T10:21:30Z

Satj: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2017-10-06T07:21:15Z

Performance history in South Africa

Satj: /* The original text */

2017-10-06T07:19:54Z

The original text

Satj at 07:15, 6 October 2017

2017-10-06T07:15:10Z

Satj at 07:14, 6 October 2017

2017-10-06T07:14:55Z

Satj at 07:01, 6 October 2017

2017-10-06T07:01:00Z

Satj at 06:59, 6 October 2017

2017-10-06T06:59:48Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:34, 13 January 2023
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	''[[Boetman is die Bliksem in!]]'' ("Laddie is the hell in!") is a documentary drama in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Pieter Fourie]] (~~2000~~).	+	''[[Boetman is die Bliksem in!]]'' ("Laddie is the hell in!") is a documentary drama in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Pieter Fourie]] (1940-2021).

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

@@ Line 5: / Line 5: @@
 The play is based on a letter to the press written by [[SABC]] journalist [[Chris Louw]] (1953–2009) in reaction to the book ''Afrikaners: kroes, kras, kordaat'' by Willem de Kerk, including the resulting reaction to Louw's letter, which was a scathing attack on the power-hungry ''ooms'' ("uncles")  of [[Apartheid]] era, who had mislead and lied to the younger generation of [[Afrikaner]] males and sent them to fight and die for a despicable cause. Louw’s original letter, transcripts of radio and TV interviews, newspaper articles and other documentation of the debate were all used as the basis of the stage play. Louw would soon after publish a book dealing with the whole matter entitled ''Boetman en die swanesang van die verligtes'' (Cape Town: Human en Rousseau, 2001).
-The play was a sensational hit, the first performances in September 2000 being sold out three weeks in advance and received standing ovations at every performance, while those at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]])in April 2001 were even traded on the black market. It also went abroad. The production won two [[FNB Vita]] awards, one for the Best New Afrikaans Play and one for the Best Production.
+The play was a sensational hit, the first performances in September 2000 being sold out three weeks in advance and received standing ovations at every performance, while those at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]])in April 2001 were even traded on the black market. It also went abroad. The production won two [[Vita Awards|FNB Vita awards]], one for the Best New Afrikaans Play and one for the Best Production.
 == Translations and adaptations ==

@@ Line 3: / Line 3: @@
 == The original text ==
-The play is based on a letter to the press written by [[SABC]] journalist [[Chris Louw]] (1953–2009) under the pen name of "Boetman" ("laddie") in reaction to the book ''Afrikaners: kroes, kras, kordaat'' by Willem de Kerk, including the resulting reaction to Louw's letter, which was a scathing attack on the power-hungry ''ooms'' ("uncles")  of [[Apartheid]] era, who had mislead and lied to the younger generation of [[Afrikaner]] males and sent them to fight and die for a despicable cause. Louw’s original letter, transcripts of radio and TV interviews, newspaper articles and other documentation of the debate were all used as the basis of the stage play. Louw would soon after publish a book dealing with the whole matter entitled ''Boetman en die swanesang van die verligtes'' (Cape Town: Human en Rousseau, 2001).
+The play is based on a letter to the press written by [[SABC]] journalist [[Chris Louw]] (1953–2009) in reaction to the book ''Afrikaners: kroes, kras, kordaat'' by Willem de Kerk, including the resulting reaction to Louw's letter, which was a scathing attack on the power-hungry ''ooms'' ("uncles")  of [[Apartheid]] era, who had mislead and lied to the younger generation of [[Afrikaner]] males and sent them to fight and die for a despicable cause. Louw’s original letter, transcripts of radio and TV interviews, newspaper articles and other documentation of the debate were all used as the basis of the stage play. Louw would soon after publish a book dealing with the whole matter entitled ''Boetman en die swanesang van die verligtes'' (Cape Town: Human en Rousseau, 2001).
 The play was a sensational hit, the first performances in September 2000 being sold out three weeks in advance and received standing ovations at every performance, while those at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]])in April 2001 were even traded on the black market. It also went abroad. The production won two [[FNB Vita]] awards, one for the Best New Afrikaans Play and one for the Best Production.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-''[[Boetman is die Bliksem in!]]'' ("this boy is the hell in!") is a documentary drama in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Pieter Fourie]] (2000).
+''[[Boetman is die Bliksem in!]]'' ("Laddie is the hell in!") is a documentary drama in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Pieter Fourie]] (2000).
 == The original text ==
-The play is based on a letter to the press written by [[SABC]] journalist [[Chris Louw]] (1953–2009)in reaction to the book ''Afrikaners: kroes, kras, kordaat'' by Willem de Kerk, including the resulting reaction to Louw's letter. In an attack on the power-hungry ''ooms'' ("uncles")  of [[Apartheid]], the [[Broederbond]] and the Angolan Border War, who were accused of misleading a younger generation of [[Afrikaner]] males into fighting and dying for a despicable cause. Louw’s original letter, transcripts of radio and TV interviews, newspaper articles and other documentation of the debate were all used as the basis of the stage play. Louw would soon after publish a book dealing with the whole matter entitled ''Boetman en die swanesang van die verligtes'' (Cape Town: Human en Rousseau, 2001).
+The play is based on a letter to the press written by [[SABC]] journalist [[Chris Louw]] (1953–2009) under the pen name of "Boetman" ("laddie") in reaction to the book ''Afrikaners: kroes, kras, kordaat'' by Willem de Kerk, including the resulting reaction to Louw's letter, which was a scathing attack on the power-hungry ''ooms'' ("uncles")  of [[Apartheid]] era, who had mislead and lied to the younger generation of [[Afrikaner]] males and sent them to fight and die for a despicable cause. Louw’s original letter, transcripts of radio and TV interviews, newspaper articles and other documentation of the debate were all used as the basis of the stage play. Louw would soon after publish a book dealing with the whole matter entitled ''Boetman en die swanesang van die verligtes'' (Cape Town: Human en Rousseau, 2001).
 The play was a sensational hit, the first performances in September 2000 being sold out three weeks in advance and received standing ovations at every performance, while those at the [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]])in April 2001 were even traded on the black market. It also went abroad. The production won two [[FNB Vita]] awards, one for the Best New Afrikaans Play and one for the Best Production.

@@ Line 15: / Line 15: @@
 : Performed at the  [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival in September by [[Rooderandt Produksies]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] with [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Sandra Kotzé]] and [[Albert Snyman]].
 Performed by [[Rooderandt Produksies]] in the [[Wynand Mouton Theatre]] in Bloemfontein in October.
@@ Line 28: / Line 27: @@
 : Performed 1-2 Augustus by [[Rooderandt Produksies]] in die [[Springs  Civic Theatre]]
-: Taken on tour of the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands in August.
+: The play was apparently to have been taken on tour of the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands in August, but the unavailability of the cast made that impossible.
 == Sources ==

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:15, 6 October 2017
Line 30:		Line 30:
	2001: Taken on tour of the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands in August.		2001: Taken on tour of the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands in August.

−	~~==Translations and adaptations==~~

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

@@ Line 13: / Line 13: @@
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: Performed at the  [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival by [[Rooderandt Produksies]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] with [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Sandra Kotzé]] and [[Albert Snyman]].
+: Performed at the  [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival in September by [[Rooderandt Produksies]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]] with [[Dawid Minnaar]], [[Cobus Rossouw]], [[Sandra Kotzé]] and [[Albert Snyman]].
 : Performed at the  [[KKNK]] in April.
 : Performed at the [[Baxter Theatre Centre]]'s Main Theatre from 12 to 16 June, and at the [[Baxter Concert Hall]] from 21 to 30 June.
-−
-: Performed at the  main festival of the [[Grahamstown Festival|Standard Bank National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown in July.
+: Performed 4-7July by [[Rooderandt Produksies]] at the  main festival of the [[Grahamstown Festival|Standard Bank National Arts Festival]].
 : Taken on tour of the UK, Belgium and the Netherlands in August.

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:01, 6 October 2017
Line 1:		Line 1:
−	''[[Boetman is die Bliksem in!]]'' ("this boy is the hell in!") is an [[Afrikaans]] ~~play~~ by [[Pieter Fourie]] (2000).	+	''[[Boetman is die Bliksem in!]]'' ("this boy is the hell in!") is a documentary drama in [[Afrikaans]] by [[Pieter Fourie]] (2000).

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