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==Translations, adaptations==
 
==Translations, adaptations==
  
Originally written as a commission from the [[Aardklop Arts Festival]] in English as ''[[The Devil's Child]]'', and translated into Afrikaans by the director and cast during rehearsals.
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Originally written as a commission from the [[Aardklop Arts Festival]] in English as ''[[The Devil's Child]]'', and translated into Afrikaans as ''[[Gevalle Engel]]'' ("Fallen Angel") by the director and cast during rehearsals.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==

Latest revision as of 15:40, 14 June 2024

The Devil's Child is a play by Mike van Graan.

Original text

The themes deal with a dysfunctional family, who carries the twin burdens of a deep family secret and the blame for a family tragedy. These make her “play out” especially towards authority figures.

Translations, adaptations

Originally written as a commission from the Aardklop Arts Festival in English as The Devil's Child, and translated into Afrikaans as Gevalle Engel ("Fallen Angel") by the director and cast during rehearsals.

Performance history in South Africa

2013: First presented (in Afrikaans as Gevalle Engel) at the Aardklop Arts Festival (24-28 September 2013), directed by Brink Scholtz, with Ilana Cilliers, Hannah Borthwick, Dann-Jacques Mouton and Johan Botha. Set created by Francois Knoetze.

Sources

https://mikevangraan.co.za/plays/gevalle-engel

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