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−	'''''Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.''''' ("The brief shelf-life of Anastasia W.") is a ~~musical~~ play by [[Marlene van Niekerk]] (1954-).	+	'''''Die kortstondige raklewe van Anastasia W.''''' ("The brief shelf-life of Anastasia W.") is a play with music by [[Marlene van Niekerk]] (1954-).

	<small>''Not to be confused with the many plays and films about the '''[[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918)]]''' - usually referred to simply as '''[[Anastasia]].'''''</small>		<small>''Not to be confused with the many plays and films about the '''[[Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia (1901-1918)]]''' - usually referred to simply as '''[[Anastasia]].'''''</small>

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 Set in a funeral parlour run by a pair of incestuous siblings, the play uses the event and the rape metaphor to undertake a wide ranging attack on the brutality and violence rife in South African society at the time of writing.
-It is a highly contentious work that both enthralled and shocked audiences and divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while others finding it utterly disgusting. (An excellent in-depth analysis of the play and the response to it - also that of the author - was published by [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]] in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' in 2012 and a Masters thesis in Music was done at [[Stellenbosch University]] by David Evan Wolfswinkel in 20**)
+It is a highly contentious work that both enthralled and shocked audiences and divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while others finding it utterly disgusting. (An excellent in-depth analysis of the play and the response to it - also that of the author - was published by [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]] in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' in 2012 and a Masters thesis in Music was done at [[Stellenbosch University]] by David Evan Wolfswinkel in March 2025.)
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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 [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]]. 2012. ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', Vol 26/No 1: March 2012 - pp. 60-92.
-David Evan Wolfswinkel. ''Violent Aesthetics in Marlene van Niekerk's [[Die Kortstondige Raklewe van Anastasia W.]]''. Unpublished M.Mus. in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at [[Stellenbosch University][https://scholar.sun.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/aa0a5102-ca20-43a5-b195-4b185917ed61/content]
+David Evan Wolfswinkel. ''Violent Aesthetics in Marlene van Niekerk's [[Die Kortstondige Raklewe van Anastasia W.]]''. Unpublished M.Mus. in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at [[Stellenbosch University]][https://scholar.sun.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/aa0a5102-ca20-43a5-b195-4b185917ed61/content]
 https://colijnstrydom.com/portfolio/animation-stills/

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 Set in a funeral parlour run by a pair of incestuous siblings, the play uses the event and the rape metaphor to undertake a wide ranging attack on the brutality and violence rife in South African society at the time of writing.
-It is a highly contentious work that both enthralled and shocked audiences and divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while others finding it utterly disgusting. (An excellent in-depth analysis of the play and the response to it - also that of the author - was published by [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]] in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' in 2012 and a Masters thesis in Music was done at Stellenbosch University by David Evan Wolfswinkel in 20**)
+It is a highly contentious work that both enthralled and shocked audiences and divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while others finding it utterly disgusting. (An excellent in-depth analysis of the play and the response to it - also that of the author - was published by [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]] in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' in 2012 and a Masters thesis in Music was done at [[Stellenbosch University]] by David Evan Wolfswinkel in 20**)
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 Set in a funeral parlour run by a pair of incestuous siblings, the play uses the event and the rape metaphor to undertake a wide ranging attack on the brutality and violence rife in South African society at the time of writing.
-It is a highly contentious work that both enthralled and shocked audiences and divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while others finding it utterly disgusting. (An excellent in-depth analysis of the play and the response to it - also that of the author - was published by [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]] in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' in 2012 and a Masters thesis in Music was done at Stellenbosch University by )
+It is a highly contentious work that both enthralled and shocked audiences and divided critics and the public across the country, some praising it highly while others finding it utterly disgusting. (An excellent in-depth analysis of the play and the response to it - also that of the author - was published by [[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]] in the ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' in 2012 and a Masters thesis in Music was done at Stellenbosch University by David Evan Wolfswinkel in 20**)
 ==Translations and adaptations==

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	== Performance history in South Africa ==		== Performance history in South Africa ==
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	2010: Premiéred in September 2010 at the [[Aardklop Kunstefees]] in Potschefstroom, produced by [[Hugo Theart]] for [[TEATERteater]] (in association with the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]), directed and designed by [[Marthinus Basson]], with [[Nicole Holm]] (Sus), [[Eben Genis]] (Daan), [[Dean Balie]] (Savage) and [[Marlo Minnaar]] (Lovemore). Music by [[Braam du Toit]] and [[Gertjie Besselsen]] of [[Mr Cat and the Jackal]], animation by [[Colijn Strydom]][https://colijnstrydom.com/portfolio/animation-stills/]		2010: Premiéred in September 2010 at the [[Aardklop Kunstefees]] in Potschefstroom, produced by [[Hugo Theart]] for [[TEATERteater]] (in association with the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]), directed and designed by [[Marthinus Basson]], with [[Nicole Holm]] (Sus), [[Eben Genis]] (Daan), [[Dean Balie]] (Savage) and [[Marlo Minnaar]] (Lovemore). Music by [[Braam du Toit]] and [[Gertjie Besselsen]] of [[Mr Cat and the Jackal]], animation by [[Colijn Strydom]][https://colijnstrydom.com/portfolio/animation-stills/]

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 == Sources ==
-[[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]]. 2012. ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', Vol 26/No 1: pp. 60-92.
+[[Leon de Kock]] and [[Annel Pieterse]]. 2012. ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'', Vol 26/No 1: March 2012 - pp. 60-92.
 David Evan Wolfswinkel. ''Violent Aesthetics in Marlene van Niekerk's [[Die Kortstondige Raklewe van Anastasia W.]]''. Unpublished M.Mus. in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences at [[Stellenbosch University][https://scholar.sun.ac.za/server/api/core/bitstreams/aa0a5102-ca20-43a5-b195-4b185917ed61/content]