Vleis, Rys en Aartappels - Revision history

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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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 ''[[Romeo + Julia]]'' by Peter Verhelst, Tom Lanoye’s ''[[Mamma Medea]]'', Maria de Buenos Aires, Astor Piazzolla’s Tango Operita, Boks (2006), Altyd Jonker (2007), Smag (2008), Verkeer (2008), ‘n Ander Tongval (2008), Saad (2008), ''[[Lang Dagreis na die Nag]]'' (2008), Die Joseph and Mary Affair (2008).
-A  keystone production was  ([[André P. Brink]]’s translation of [[Eugene O'Neill]]’s ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'') featuring [[Marius Weyers]], [[Antoinette Kellerman]] and [[Stian Bam]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]].
+A  keystone production was  ([[André P. Brink]]’s translation of Eugene O'Neill's[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_O%27Neill] ''[[Long Day's Journey into Night]]'') featuring [[Marius Weyers]], [[Antoinette Kellerman]] and [[Stian Bam]], directed by [[Marthinus Basson]].
 Vleis, Rys en Aartappels Teater Feesmaal Baxter Theatre, 2008: ŉ Lang dagreis na die nag (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), ŉ Ander Tongval (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008),. Boks (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), Smag (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008),, Die Joseph & Mary Affair (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), Saad (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), Saad (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), Verkeer (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), Audrey (Vleis, Rys & Aartappels, 2008), - Other plays: Smag, Die Joseph & Mary Affair, Saad, Verkeer, Audrey, Boks, ‘n Ander Tongval, ‘n Lang Dagreis na die Nag

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	[[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] programme, [[ABSA KKNK]] 2007		[[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] programme, [[ABSA KKNK]] 2007
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		+	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Verhelst

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 === Founding and early history ===
-A highly influential theatrical production company based in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, founded in May 2001 by theatre directors [[Marthinus Basson]] and [[Jaco Bouwer]] and writer/producer [[Saartjie Botha]]. They staged their first production, ''[[Spanner]]'' by [[Saartjie Botha]], at [[Aardklop]] in October 2001 and later that year ''[[Spanner]]'' and ''[[Aars!]]'' by [[Peter Velhelst]] at the [[Spier Summer Arts Festival]]. By 2008 they had done 56 productions and theatre projects.
+A highly influential theatrical production company based in Cape Town and Stellenbosch, founded in May 2001 by theatre directors [[Marthinus Basson]] and [[Jaco Bouwer]] and writer/producer [[Saartjie Botha]]. They staged their first production, ''[[Spanner]]'' by [[Saartjie Botha]], at [[Aardklop]] in October 2001 and later that year ''[[Spanner]]'' and ''[[Aars!]]'' by Peter Velhelst[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Verhelst] at the [[Spier Summer Arts Festival]]. By 2008 they had done 56 productions and theatre projects.
 === Aims and function ===

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-Between 2001 and 2009 it tackled up to over 60 productions and theatre projects. Company highlights include
+Between 2001 and 2009 it tackled up to over 60 productions and theatre projects. Company highlights include:
 : ''[[Romeo en Julia (Studie van 'n Verdrinkende Liggaam)]]'' (Verhelst/Basson/Bezuidenhout),
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 : ''[[Die Storm]]'' (Shakespeare/Brink), ''[['n Ander Tongval]]'' (Krog/Botha) and ''[[Teer]]'' (Von Mayenburg).
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−	2005: ''[[Romeo en Julia (Studie van 'n Verdrinkende Liggaam)]]'' (Verhelst/Basson/Bezuidenhout)	+	2005: ''[[Romeo en Julia (Studie van 'n Verdrinkende Liggaam)]]'' (Verhelst/Basson/Bezuidenhout),

		+	2007: ''[[Die Storm]]'' (Shakespeare/Brink), ''[['n Ander Tongval]]'' (Krog/Botha) and ''[[Teer]]'' (Von Mayenburg).

−	~~2007: ''[[Die Storm]]'' (Shakespeare/Brink)~~

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 ==The company==
-The title [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] is an [[Afrikaans]] description of a basic meal made up of "Meat, Rice and Potatoes". The title was chosen to indicate something of the range and focus of the company's work: the “Meat” being mainstream productions, the “Rice” being smaller and more experimental works, and the “Potatoes” being community theatre projects.
+The title [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] is an [[Afrikaans]] description of a basic meal made up of "Meat, Rice and Potatoes" - South African "comfort food". The title was chosen to indicate something of the range and focus of the company's work: the “Meat” being mainstream productions, the “Rice” being smaller and more experimental works, and the “Potatoes” being community theatre projects.
 === Founding and early history ===
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 === Aims and function ===
 When launched in 2001 the chief aim of the production house was to maintain a high standard of (predominantly) [[Afrikaans]] theatre in South Africa, as well to provide a vehicle which would create and promote particularly innovative and culturally and politically relevant theatre pieces.
 == Current status ==

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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		+	[[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] programme, [[ABSA KKNK]] 2007

	Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]		Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]

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	Between 2001 and 2009 it tackled up to over 60 productions and theatre projects. Company highlights include		Between 2001 and 2009 it tackled up to over 60 productions and theatre projects. Company highlights include

−	2005: ''[[Romeo en Julia (Studie van 'n Verdrinkende Liggaam)]]'' (Verhelst)	+	2005: ''[[Romeo en Julia (Studie van 'n Verdrinkende Liggaam)]]'' (Verhelst/Basson/Bezuidenhout)