Peet van Rensburg - Revision history

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 == Sources ==
 [[SACat]], a union catalogue of items held by Southern African libraries.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 He directed a number of plays with his students at the University of Potchefstroom, including a few new works shown at the annual ''[[ATKV Kampustoneel]]'' festival.
-When working for [[PACOFS]] he directed a production of ''[[Amadeus]]'' for
+He directed ''[[Scrooge]]'' (1984).
 '''As playwright:'''

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	He also wrote a number of original ''[[Afrikaans]]'' one-act plays ''[[Ek's of as jy wil, X]]'', ''[[Hoogmis]]'', ''[[Komnet]]'', ''[[Lazarus gaan te Ruste]]'', ''[[Paganini]]'' and ''[[Paraat]]''.		He also wrote a number of original ''[[Afrikaans]]'' one-act plays ''[[Ek's of as jy wil, X]]'', ''[[Hoogmis]]'', ''[[Komnet]]'', ''[[Lazarus gaan te Ruste]]'', ''[[Paganini]]'' and ''[[Paraat]]''.
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−	~~: 'n Klugtige verhoogskets by Peet Van Rensburg( Book )~~
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−	~~4 editions published between 1900 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 11 WorldCat member libraries worldwide~~
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−	~~Lazarus gaan te ruste : 'n Snaakse storie vir die verhoog by Peet Van Rensburg( Book )~~
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−	~~4 editions published between 1900 and 1989 in 3 languages and held by 10 WorldCat member libraries worldwide~~
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−	~~Ek's of as jy wil, X by Peet Van Rensburg( Book )~~
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−	~~1 edition published in 2005 in Afrikaans and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide~~
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−	~~Toorberg : Etiene van Heerden : vir die verhoog verwerk by Peet Van Rensburg( Book )~~
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−	~~1 edition published in 2005 in Afrikaans and held by 2 WorldCat member libraries worldwide~~
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−	~~'N Man vir die misdeeldes : 'n toneelstuk in vier bedrywe by Eugene O'Neill( Book )~~
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−	~~1 edition published in 1980 in Afrikaans and held by 1 WorldCat member library worldwide~~

	== Awards, etc ==		== Awards, etc ==

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 Among his works were  a stage adaptations of  [[Etienne van Heerden]]'s novel ''[[Toorberg]]'',  [[Dalene Matthee]]'s  popular novels ''[[Kringe in 'n Bos]]'' and ''[[Toorbos]]'',
-He did widely used translations of popular plays, among them a number of Ray Cooney plays, starting with ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (under the title ''[[My Vrou se Man se Vrou]]''), and going on to ''[[Funny Money]]'' (''[[My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas]]''). Other translations include ''[['n Maan vir die Misdeeldes]]'' (''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'' by Eugene O'Neill)
+He did widely used translations of popular plays, among them a number of Ray Cooney plays, starting with ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (under the title ''[[My Vrou se Man se Vrou]]''), and going on to ''[[Funny Money]]'' (''[[My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas]]''). Other translations include ''[['n Maan vir die Misdeeldes]]'' (''[[A Moon for the Misbegotten]]'') by Eugene O'Neill.
 He also wrote a number of original ''[[Afrikaans]]'' one-act plays ''[[Ek's of as jy wil, X]]'', ''[[Hoogmis]]'', ''[[Komnet]]'', ''[[Lazarus gaan te Ruste]]'', ''[[Paganini]]'' and ''[[Paraat]]''.

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-Among his works were  a stage adaptation of [[Dalene Matthee]]'s  popular novels ''[[Kringe in 'n Bos]]'' and ''[[Toorbos]]'', a production of ''[[Amadeus]]'' for [[PACOFS]] and widely used translations of popular plays. Among them a number of Ray Cooney plays, starting with ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (under the title ''[[My Vrou se Man se Vrou]]''), and going on to ''[[Funny Money]]'' (''[[My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas]]''). He adapted [[Etienne van Heerden]]'s novel ''[[Toorberg]]'' for the stage.
+'''As director:'''
-He also wrote the original ''[[Afrikaans]]'' one-act plays ''[[X Ek’s, of As Jy Wil]]'', ''[[Hoogmis]]'', ''[[Komnet]]'', ''[[Lazarus gaan te Ruste]]'', ''[[Paganini]]'' and ''[[Paraat]]''.
+He directed a number of plays with his students at the University of Potchefstroom, including a few new works shown at the annual ''[[ATKV Kampustoneel]]'' festival.
 == Awards, etc ==

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 == Biography ==
-He studied at the [[Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education]] , obtaining a doctorate on the directing principles of [[Constantin Stanislavski|Stanislavski]] ([[ESAT Bibliography Van O-Van R|Van Rensburg]] 1977), a resource which has been quite widely used by [[Afrikaans]] drama students over the years.
+He studied at the [[Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education]] , obtaining a doctorate on the directing principles of Konstantin Stanislavski[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konstantin_Stanislavski] ([[ESAT Bibliography Van O-Van R|Van Rensburg]] 1977), a resource which has been quite widely used by [[Afrikaans]] drama students over the years.
 Taught drama at the Drama Department at the [[Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education]] for 35 years,  till the closure of the Drama Department in 198*, directing a number of plays for them. After which he worked  a freelance director, translator, adaptor and playwright, ''inter alia'' for [[KykNet]], [[Lefra Productions]] and various other theatre companies.

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−	[[P.C. Jansen van Rensburg]] (19**-2019) was an [[Afrikaans]] director, playwright and lecturer.	+	[[Peet van Rensburg\|P.C. Jansen van Rensburg]] (19**-2019) was an [[Afrikaans]] director, playwright and lecturer.

	Widely known as '''[[Peet van Rensburg]]''' or '''[[Peet Jansen van Rensburg]]''', or more formally as '''[[Dr. P.C. Jansen van Rensburg]]'''.		Widely known as '''[[Peet van Rensburg]]''' or '''[[Peet Jansen van Rensburg]]''', or more formally as '''[[Dr. P.C. Jansen van Rensburg]]'''.

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 He studied at the [[Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education]] , obtaining a doctorate on the directing principles of [[Constantin Stanislavski|Stanislavski]] ([[ESAT Bibliography Van O-Van R|Van Rensburg]] 1977), a resource which has been quite widely used by [[Afrikaans]] drama students over the years.
-Taught drama at the Drama Department at the [[Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education]] for 35 years,  till the closure of the Drama Department in 198*, directing a number of plays for them. After which he worked  a freelance director, translator, adaptor and playwright, ''inter alia'' for [[KykNet]] and various theatre companies.
+Taught drama at the Drama Department at the [[Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education]] for 35 years,  till the closure of the Drama Department in 198*, directing a number of plays for them. After which he worked  a freelance director, translator, adaptor and playwright, ''inter alia'' for [[KykNet]], [[Lefra Productions]] and various other theatre companies.
 In latter years he also owned a guest house "Cosy Cottages" in Potchefstroom.
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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
 Among his works were  a stage adaptation of [[Dalene Matthee]]'s  popular novels ''[[Kringe in 'n Bos]]'' and ''[[Toorbos]]'', a production of ''[[Amadeus]]'' for [[PACOFS]] and widely used translations of popular plays. Among them a number of Ray Cooney plays, starting with ''[[Run for your Wife]]'' (under the title ''[[My Vrou se Man se Vrou]]''), and going on to ''[[Funny Money]]'' (''[[My Vrou se Man se Lyk se Tas]]''),