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''Die meermin-kompleks'' by [[Dianne du Toit Albertze]] (19**-)

''Die meermin-kompleks'' ("The mermaid complex") is a twenty-minute [[Afrikaans]] one-woman drama, performed by the author. Its subject has not been traced in detail*, though the author has described the writing as an act of introspection about her own trauma and life choices, undertaken partly as a form of healing.

== The original text ==

Written in the creative writing class of the playwright [[Malan Steyn]] during the author's final undergraduate year at [[Stellenbosch University]], and her first one-woman piece. The text was selected by [[Teksmark]] and staged the following year. After the festival it was nominated for the [[Kanna Awards|Kanna]] for best text and for best [[Uitkampteater]] production, and the author received the [[Kanna]] for best emerging artist. No published text has been traced*.

== Translations and adaptations ==

None traced*.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

2018: First staged by the author at the [[KKNK]] [[Uitkampteater]], Oudtshoorn, an initiative in which twenty-minute productions are performed in open-air tents to give newcomers a platform for their work.

== Sources ==

'Eerste Kanna in die sak vir teater-nuweling van Die Meermin-kompleks', ''[[LitNet]]'', 24 May 2018.

Griebenow, Marina. 2025. 'Ons change die narrative van Namakwaland', ''INK'' (Toyota Stellenbosch Woordfees), 16 October 2025.

Meyer, Naomi. 2025. 'Die wenner van die Nagtegaal-teksprys: 'n onderhoud met Dianne du Toit Albertze', ''[[LitNet]]'', 8 May 2025.

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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