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Die Generaal by Mike van Graan

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 ==Performances==
-: [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (25-29 September). Directed and designed by [[Jaco Bouwer]], with [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Leanna Dreyer]], [[Christopher Gxalaba]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Wiseman Sithole]] and [[AJ van der Merwe]]. Stage management and set by [[Kobus Verhoef]] and sound track by [[James Webb]].
+: [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (25-29 September). Directed and designed by [[Jaco Bouwer]], assisted by [[Wolf Britz]],  with [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Leanna Dreyer]], [[Christopher Gxalaba]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Wiseman Sithole]] and [[AJ van der Merwe]]. Stage management and set by [[Kobus Verhoef]] and sound track by [[James Webb]].
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-: [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (25-29 September). Directed and designed by [[Jaco Bouwer]], with [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Leana Dreyer]], [[Christopher Gxalaba]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Wiseman Sithole]] and [[AJ van der Merwe]]. Stage management and set by [[Kobus Verhoef]] and sound track by [[James Webb]].
+: [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (25-29 September). Directed and designed by [[Jaco Bouwer]], with [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Leanna Dreyer]], [[Christopher Gxalaba]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Wiseman Sithole]] and [[AJ van der Merwe]]. Stage management and set by [[Kobus Verhoef]] and sound track by [[James Webb]].
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 ==Performances==
-: [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (25-29 September). Directed and designed by [[Jaco Bouwer]], with [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Leanna Dreyer]], [[Christopher Gxalaba]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Wiseman Sithole]] and [[AJ van der Merwe]]. Stage management and set by [[Kobus Verhoef]] and sound track by [[James Webb]].
+: [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, Potchefstroom (25-29 September). Directed and designed by [[Jaco Bouwer]], with [[Lorraine Burger]], [[Brendon Daniels]], [[Leana Dreyer]], [[Christopher Gxalaba]], [[Leon Kruger]], [[Wiseman Sithole]] and [[AJ van der Merwe]]. Stage management and set by [[Kobus Verhoef]] and sound track by [[James Webb]].
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 Inspired by [[Bok van Blerk]]’s controversial song ''De la Rey'' (about the [[Boer War]] general and hero), the text was originally written in English (''[[The General]]'') as a commissioned work for the [[Aardklop]] National Arts Festival, in 2007.
-The dialogue in the text was then translated in character by the multilingual cast during the first week of rehearsals, and came to include Tswana]] and English, though with most of the play being in [[Afrikaans]]. The rest of the text was translated into Afrikaans by the author, aided by [[Gideon van Eeden]].
+The dialogue in the text was then translated in character by the multilingual cast during the first week of rehearsals, and came to include various languages such as [[Tswana]] and English, though with most of the play being in [[Afrikaans]]. The rest of the text was translated into [[Afrikaans]] by the author, aided by [[Gideon van Eeden]].
 The play won the [[Fleur du Cap]] Best New Script Award in 2008

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	The dialogue in the text was then translated in character by the multilingual cast during the first week of rehearsals, and came to include Tswana]] and English, though with most of the play being in [[Afrikaans]]. The rest of the text was translated into Afrikaans by the author, aided by [[Gideon van Eeden]].		The dialogue in the text was then translated in character by the multilingual cast during the first week of rehearsals, and came to include Tswana]] and English, though with most of the play being in [[Afrikaans]]. The rest of the text was translated into Afrikaans by the author, aided by [[Gideon van Eeden]].
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		+	The play won the [[Fleur du Cap]] Best New Script Award in 2008

	The text is unpublished, but is available in [[Afrikaans]] and English versions from the author (see MVG website[http://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/drama/die-generaal-the-general-2009]).		The text is unpublished, but is available in [[Afrikaans]] and English versions from the author (see MVG website[http://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/drama/die-generaal-the-general-2009]).

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-''Die Generaal/The General'' (2009), MVG Productions website[http://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/drama/die-generaal-the-general-2009]
+''Die Generaal/The General'' (2009), [[MVG Productions]] website[http://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/drama/die-generaal-the-general-2009]
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 The dialogue in the text was then translated in character by the multilingual cast during the first week of rehearsals, and came to include Tswana]] and English, though with most of the play being in [[Afrikaans]]. The rest of the text was translated into Afrikaans by the author, aided by [[Gideon van Eeden]].
-The text is unpublished, but is available in [[Afrikaans]] and English versions from  the author at info@mikevangraan.co.za .
+The text is unpublished, but is available in [[Afrikaans]] and English versions from the author (see MVG website[http://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/drama/die-generaal-the-general-2009]).
 ==Performances==

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-=''[[Die Generaal]]'' by [[Mike van Graan]]=
+=''[[Die Generaal]]'' by [[Mike van Graan]] (2007)=
 Also available in an English version as ''[[The General]]'', this is a play about a hardened criminal who aspires to become a general in one of the notorious prison gangs.