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''[[Henrietta with Love]]'' is a play by [[Peter Voges]] (1937-)
 
''[[Henrietta with Love]]'' is a play by [[Peter Voges]] (1937-)
  
The play, which ends its run at The National Arts Festival in Grahamstown on Wednesday, was set in Alicedale in Athlone which came about in 1946, and was especially written for Lee-Ann van Rooi in her first leading role.
 
  
The play confronts racial issues, traumatic stress disorder or “troubles of the mind”, as well as the sheer volume of emotional turmoil expressed by Van Rooi in her portrayal of Henrietta.
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== The original text ==
  
  
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Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, The play looks at the relationship between racial issues and traumatic stress disorder. Written for [[Lee-Ann van Rooi]] and performed as her first leading role, it openend at ArtsCape Arena in 2015. .
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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2015: Performed at the ArtsCape Arena in 2015, featuring [[Lee-Ann van Rooi]] as "Henrietta".
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2016: Performed at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown.
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== Sources ==
  
 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/
 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/
  
Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 6 July 2016[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/first-time-playwright-nominated-for-award-2042395]
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[[Leletu Gxuluwe]]. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 6 July 2016[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/first-time-playwright-nominated-for-award-2042395]

Revision as of 10:12, 18 July 2018

Henrietta with Love is a play by Peter Voges (1937-)


The original text

Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, The play looks at the relationship between racial issues and traumatic stress disorder. Written for Lee-Ann van Rooi and performed as her first leading role, it openend at ArtsCape Arena in 2015. .


Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

2015: Performed at the ArtsCape Arena in 2015, featuring Lee-Ann van Rooi as "Henrietta".

2016: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.

Sources

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/

Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", Cape Argus, 6 July 2016[1]