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| − | ("The year my mother started singing") | + | ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'' ("The year my mother started singing") is a one act stage adaptation an [[Afrikaans]] novella by [[Engemi Ferreira]](1943-). |
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| − | The novel, published in 1988 by [[Van der Walt Uitgewers]] (later known as [[LAPA]] publishers), was adapted for the stage as a one or two hander independently by two authors in the 1990s. | + | The [[Afrikaans]] novel, published in 1988 by [[Van der Walt Uitgewers]] (later known as [[LAPA]] publishers), was adapted for the stage as a one or two hander, independently by two authors in the 1990s. |
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Adapted as ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'' by [[Wim Vorster]] in 1995. | Adapted as ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'' by [[Wim Vorster]] in 1995. | ||
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Adapted as ''[[Moervrug]]'' by [[Elma Potgieter]] in 1998. | Adapted as ''[[Moervrug]]'' by [[Elma Potgieter]] in 1998. | ||
| − | The plays are both unpublished, but a copy of the Potgieter version is | + | The plays are both unpublished, but a copy of the Potgieter version is obtainable from [[DALRO]] and is credited to [[Engemi Ferreira]] and [[Elma Potgieter]]. |
== South African performances == | == South African performances == | ||
| − | 1995: Performed at the first [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]]) in 1995 in [[Wim Vorster]]'s version (as ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma | + | 1995: Performed at the first [[Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees]] ([[KKNK]]) in 1995 in [[Wim Vorster]]'s version (as ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'') as a one man piece, directed by [[Gert van Niekerk]] with [[Hannes van Wyk]]. |
1998: Performed by [[Die Bywoners]] as ''[[Moervrug]]'' at the [[Aardklop]] festival on 24 and 25 September, starring [[Elma Potgieter]], and directed by [[Schalk Jacobsz]]. | 1998: Performed by [[Die Bywoners]] as ''[[Moervrug]]'' at the [[Aardklop]] festival on 24 and 25 September, starring [[Elma Potgieter]], and directed by [[Schalk Jacobsz]]. | ||
| − | 1999: Performed by [[Die Bywoners]] as ''[[Moervrug]]'' at the [[ | + | 1999: Performed by [[Die Bywoners]] as ''[[Moervrug]]'' at the [[Civic Theatre|Witbank Stadsteater]] festival of solo-plays on 15 Oktober , starring [[Elma Potgieter]], and directed by [[Schalk Jacobsz]]. |
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:05, 20 December 2020
Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het ("The year my mother started singing") is a one act stage adaptation an Afrikaans novella by Engemi Ferreira(1943-).
Contents
Original text
The Afrikaans novel, published in 1988 by Van der Walt Uitgewers (later known as LAPA publishers), was adapted for the stage as a one or two hander, independently by two authors in the 1990s.
Adaptations and translations
Adapted as Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het by Wim Vorster in 1995.
Adapted as Moervrug by Elma Potgieter in 1998.
The plays are both unpublished, but a copy of the Potgieter version is obtainable from DALRO and is credited to Engemi Ferreira and Elma Potgieter.
South African performances
1995: Performed at the first Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) in 1995 in Wim Vorster's version (as Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het) as a one man piece, directed by Gert van Niekerk with Hannes van Wyk.
1998: Performed by Die Bywoners as Moervrug at the Aardklop festival on 24 and 25 September, starring Elma Potgieter, and directed by Schalk Jacobsz.
1999: Performed by Die Bywoners as Moervrug at the Witbank Stadsteater festival of solo-plays on 15 Oktober , starring Elma Potgieter, and directed by Schalk Jacobsz.
Sources
http://kknk.co.za/nuus/hannes-van-wyk-by-eerste-fees
http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1997/10/10/8/31.html
http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/engemi-ferreira-1943
Die Volksblad 19 August 1998.
Die Burger 12 May 1999.
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