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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
2013: '''''Die Leo's''''', the [[Hennie van Greunen|Van Greunen]] ''Afrikaans'' translation was staged at the [[KKNK]], [[Aardklop]] and [[Vryfees]] and later in other venues including the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]]
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2013: '''''Die Leo's''''', the [[Hennie van Greunen|Van Greunen]] [[Afrikaans]] translation was staged at the [[KKNK]], [[Aardklop]] and [[Vryfees]] and later in other venues including the [[Bellville Civic Theatre]] in a production directed by [[Hennie van Greunen]], with [[Sandra Prinsloo]] (Rita), [[Tobie Cronjé]] (Ben), [[Erica Wessels]] (Lisa), [[Jacques Theron]] (Koert), [[Gideon Lombard]] and [[Petro van den Heever]]. Music by [[Pedro Kruger]].
 
 
 
 
 
 
''Die Leo's'', [[Afrikaans]] comedy/drama, by [[Nicky Silver]]. Translated and directed by [[Hennie van Greunen]]. Co-production with Clover Aardklop.
 
Music: [[Pedro Kruger]]. With [[Sandra Prinsloo]], [[Tobie Cronjé]], [[Erica Wessels]], [[Jacques Theron]], [[Gideon Lombard]] and [[Petro van den Heever]].
 
 
 
Pa Ben is op sy sterfbed omring deur sy gesin. Maar Ben het besluit waddehel, hy’t lank genoeg sy mond gehou vir sy vroutjie en kinders en so kry 40 jaar se frustrasie ’n stem. Rita, sy vrou, sit en blaai deur stapels huisversieringstydskrifte. Dogter Lisa sukkel nog om haar eks-man uit haar kop te kry (die tequila help darem bietjie) en Koert, die goue seun, is al een wat sy lewe onder beheer het. Oënskynlik.
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[KKNK]] theatre programme, 29 March-6 April 2013.
 
[[KKNK]] theatre programme, 29 March-6 April 2013.
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''[[The Star]]'', 9 April 2013.
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 15:41, 26 November 2020

The Lyons [1] is a 2011 play written by American playwright Nicky Silver [2].

Translations and adaptations

Translated into Afrikaans as Die Leo's by Hennie van Greunen.

Performance history in South Africa

2013: Die Leo's, the Van Greunen Afrikaans translation was staged at the KKNK, Aardklop and Vryfees and later in other venues including the Bellville Civic Theatre in a production directed by Hennie van Greunen, with Sandra Prinsloo (Rita), Tobie Cronjé (Ben), Erica Wessels (Lisa), Jacques Theron (Koert), Gideon Lombard and Petro van den Heever. Music by Pedro Kruger.

Sources

Wikipedia [3]

KKNK theatre programme, 29 March-6 April 2013.

The Star, 9 April 2013.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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