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by [[Athol Fugard]]. | by [[Athol Fugard]]. | ||
| − | The world premiere was staged in South Africa at the [[Rhodes Theatre]] in Grahamstown during the 2006 National Arts Festival | + | The story is about the life of 80-year-old Abraham Barends, known by his friends as “Booitjie” because of his small stature, who lived with his wife Siena in the small rural Eastern Cape village of Nieu Bethesda. |
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| + | Fugard met Barends when he was living in the village and based the plot of ''[[Booitjie and the Oubaas]]'' on Booitjie’s early life when he worked as a caregiver with some of the village’s elderly men. | ||
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| + | In reality, Barends held down two jobs, one looking after five elderly and infirm men in Nieu Bethesda during the night, and another operating a grader and repairing roads in the district during the day. | ||
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| + | The world premiere was staged in South Africa at the [[Rhodes Theatre]], (part of the [[Rhodes University Theatre Complex]]) in Grahamstown during the 2006 National Arts Festival, starring [[Christo Davids]] as Booitjie and [[Marius Weyers]] as Oubaas. | ||
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| + | Barends and his wife attended the world premiere. | ||
2006: Produced at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Christo Davids]], [[Mary Daniels]] and [[Marius Weyers]]. | 2006: Produced at the [[Baxter Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[Janice Honeyman]] with [[Christo Davids]], [[Mary Daniels]] and [[Marius Weyers]]. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | ''The Herald'' | ||
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''Cape Times'', 26 July 2006. | ''Cape Times'', 26 July 2006. | ||
Revision as of 09:05, 1 June 2021
by Athol Fugard.
The story is about the life of 80-year-old Abraham Barends, known by his friends as “Booitjie” because of his small stature, who lived with his wife Siena in the small rural Eastern Cape village of Nieu Bethesda.
Fugard met Barends when he was living in the village and based the plot of Booitjie and the Oubaas on Booitjie’s early life when he worked as a caregiver with some of the village’s elderly men.
In reality, Barends held down two jobs, one looking after five elderly and infirm men in Nieu Bethesda during the night, and another operating a grader and repairing roads in the district during the day.
The world premiere was staged in South Africa at the Rhodes Theatre, (part of the Rhodes University Theatre Complex) in Grahamstown during the 2006 National Arts Festival, starring Christo Davids as Booitjie and Marius Weyers as Oubaas.
Barends and his wife attended the world premiere.
2006: Produced at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town, directed by Janice Honeyman with Christo Davids, Mary Daniels and Marius Weyers.
Sources
The Herald
Cape Times, 26 July 2006.
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