Annelp: Created page with "''Klip Kween'' by Dianne du Toit Albertze (19**-) ''Klip Kween'' ("Stone queen") is an Afrikaans drama about a young transgender woman who returns to her birthplace i..."

2026-08-10T14:40:42Z

Created page with "''Klip Kween'' by Dianne du Toit Albertze (19**-) ''Klip Kween'' ("Stone queen") is an Afrikaans drama about a young transgender woman who returns to her birthplace i..."

New page

''Klip Kween'' by [[Dianne du Toit Albertze]] (19**-)

''Klip Kween'' ("Stone queen") is an [[Afrikaans]] drama about a young transgender woman who returns to her birthplace in [[Namaqualand]] to investigate her past, sacrificing what remains of her sanity in order to reclaim her innocence from the local pastor. The narrative blurs along with the characters' morality when the pastor's new victim is drawn into what the playwright has called a Christmas-play-like tragedy.

== The original text ==

Written with a writing bursary from [[Teksmark]]. The author has described the intention behind the play as honouring the transgender women who came before her, the daughters of District Six, while confronting congregations with transgender existence and with religious leaders who abuse their position. No published text has been traced*.

== Translations and adaptations ==

None traced*.

== Performance history in South Africa ==

2019: First staged at the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]], Stellenbosch, directed by [[Jason Jacobs]]. Adam Small Laboratorium, 6 and 8 March.

== Sources ==

de Beer, Diane. 2019. 'US Woordfees exemplifies a world of humanity and theatrical diversity', ''De Beer Necessities'', 29 January 2019.

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

Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

== Return to ==

Return to [[ESAT Plays 1 K|K]] in Plays I Original SA Plays

Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]]

Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]

Return to [[Main Page]]

Klip Kween - Revision history

Annelp: Created page with "''Klip Kween'' by Dianne du Toit Albertze (19**-) ''Klip Kween'' ("Stone queen") is an Afrikaans drama about a young transgender woman who returns to her birthplace i..."