Tsafendas - Revision history

Satj: /* Tsafendas by Anton Krueger */

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Tsafendas by Anton Krueger

Satj: /* Tsafendas by L.D. van der Merwe */

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Tsafendas by L.D. van der Merwe

Satj at 10:09, 15 August 2019

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Satj: /* Tsafendas by Anton Krueger */

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Tsafendas by Anton Krueger

Satj at 10:08, 15 August 2019

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Satj: /* Tsafendas by William Tanner */

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Tsafendas by William Tanner

Satj: /* Tsafendas by L.D. van der Merwe */

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Tsafendas by L.D. van der Merwe

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Satj: /* I Tsafendas by William Tanner. */

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I Tsafendas by William Tanner.

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 Also known as ''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'' (stage play) and ''[[Living in Strange Lands: The Tsafendas Story]]'' (radio).

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-='''''Tsafendas''''' by [[L.D. van der Merwe]]=
+=''[[Tsafendas]]'' by [[L.D. van der Merwe]]=
 A play in four acts by [[L.D. van der Merwe]].

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	For discussions of the plays known by the title "''Tsafendas''", see the sub-entries below, for the rest, see click on the given title above.		For discussions of the plays known by the title "''Tsafendas''", see the sub-entries below, for the rest, see click on the given title above.

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-=''[[Tsafendas]]'' by [[Anton Krueger]]=
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 Also known as ''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'' (stage play) and ''[[Living in Strange Lands: The Tsafendas Story]]'' (radio).

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 At least six stage plays have been written about the assassination of South African Prime Minister '''Hendrik Verwoerd''' (1901-1966)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Verwoerd] by '''Dimitri Tsafendas''' (1918–1999)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Tsafendas], with three of them bearing this title.
-Plays with other titles are ''[[ID]]'' by [[Antony Sher]], ''[[Conversations with a Tapeworm]]'' by [[Ian Hadfield]], and ''[[Famous Dead Man]]'' by [[Matthew Krouse]] and [[Robert Colman]] (1985). ([[Anton Krueger]]'s play discussed below is also known by the title '''''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'''''.)
+Plays with other titles are '''''[[ID]]''''' by [[Antony Sher]], '''''[[Conversations with a Tapeworm]]''''' by [[Ian Hadfield]], and '''''[[Famous Dead Man]]''''' by [[Matthew Krouse]] and [[Robert Colman]] (1985). ([[Anton Krueger]]'s play discussed below is also known by the title '''''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'''''.)
 For discussions of the plays known by the title "''Tsafendas''", see the sub-entries below, for the rest, see click on the given title above.

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	For discussions of the plays known by the title "''Tsafendas''", see the sub-entries below, for the rest, see click on the given title above.		For discussions of the plays known by the title "''Tsafendas''", see the sub-entries below, for the rest, see click on the given title above.

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-At least six stage plays have been written about the assassination of South African Prime Minister '''Hendrik Verwoerd''' (1901-1966)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Verwoerd] by '''Dimitri Tsafendas''' (1918–1999)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Tsafendas], with three of them bearing this title. The others are ''[[ID]]'' by [[Antony Sher]], ''[[Conversations with a Tapeworm]]'' by [[Ian Hadfield]], and ''[[Famous Dead Man]]'' by [[Matthew Krouse]] and [[Robert Colman]] (1985). ([[Anton Krueger]]'s play discussed below is also known by the title '''''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'''''.)
+At least six stage plays have been written about the assassination of South African Prime Minister '''Hendrik Verwoerd''' (1901-1966)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hendrik_Verwoerd] by '''Dimitri Tsafendas''' (1918–1999)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimitri_Tsafendas], with three of them bearing this title.
-For discussions of the plays known by the title "''Tsafendas''", see the sub-entries below, for the rest, see the particular title.
+Plays with other titles are ''[[ID]]'' by [[Antony Sher]], ''[[Conversations with a Tapeworm]]'' by [[Ian Hadfield]], and ''[[Famous Dead Man]]'' by [[Matthew Krouse]] and [[Robert Colman]] (1985). ([[Anton Krueger]]'s play discussed below is also known by the title '''''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'''''.)
 =''Tsafendas'' by [[William Tanner]]=
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 The full title is '''''[[Tsafendas, or An enquiry into the circumstances of the death of the late Dr. the honourable Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd]]'''''
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+==The original text==
 It is a play in two parts written for the [[Space Theatre]] by [[William Tanner]]. First produced in South Africa by [[The Space]] (Cape Town) in 1976 as the last production to run in its first venue. Directed by [[Dorrian McLaren]] with [[Charles Comyn]] (as Tsafendas), [[Bill Curry]], [[Andrea Fine]], [[Chris Galloway]], [[John Nankin]], [[Jacqui Singer]], [[Robin Smith]] and [[Stan Wrigley]]. Design by [[Adrian Kohler]] and [[Cliff Bestall]], lighting by [[Brian Astbury]] and stage management by [[Totti Ebrahim]]. Published by **??
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-===Sources===
+==Sources==
 [[NELM]]: [Collection: SIMON, Barney]: 2003. 90. 700 (Manuscript?).
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 [[ESAT Bibliography Ar-Az|Astbury]] 1979.
-==II ''Tsafendas'' by [[L.D. van der Merwe]]==
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
-by [[L.D. van der Merwe]]. Four acts (full-length). Cast: mixed.
+=''Tsafendas'' by [[L.D. van der Merwe]]=
 A copy held by [[DALRO]]
-==III ''[[Tsafendas]]'' by [[Anton Krueger]]==
+Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 Also known as ''[[Living in Strange Lands]]'' (stage play) and ''[[Living in Strange Lands: The Tsafendas Story]]'' (radio).
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+==The original text==
 The play starts off in September, 1966, just after Tsafendas has just been arrested and plays out over three nights, the time-frame moving imperceptibly from soon after Tsafendas’ incarceration, until almost twenty-five years later, when he is still on death row.
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 The stage play was first performed in 2001 at the[[ Wits Downstairs Theatre]] in Johannesburg, South Africa, directed by [[Jose Domingos]], with [[Renos Nicos Spanoudes]] in the role of Tsafendas.   It was one of Krueger's most critically acclaimed works  and was awarded a special trophy by the [[South African Community Theatre Association]] in 2001, and was nominated for a [[Vita Award]] and was the runner up for the Olive Schreiner Award. It was staged all over South Africa, as well as in Venezuela. In 2009 it was revived for the Proyecto festival of South African theatre in Buenos Aries, Argentina.
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+==Adaptations==
 Adapted as a text for radio by the author, entitled: ''[[Living in Strange Lands: The Tsafendas Story]]'' (2018).
-== Return to ==
+==Sources==
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+Return to [[The ESAT Entries]]
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−	The full title is ''[[Tsafendas, or An enquiry into the circumstances of the death of the late Dr. the honourable Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd]]''	+	The full title is '''''[[Tsafendas, or An enquiry into the circumstances of the death of the late Dr. the honourable Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd]]'''''

	===The original text===		===The original text===