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| − | + | A dubbed [[Afrikaans]] version of the original cartoon, called ''[[Brakanjan en die Drie Musketiers]]'' broadcast on the [[SABC]] during 1985 and the early 1990s. The name '''"Brakanjan"''', derived from the [[Afrikaans]] word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), has become a popular name for dogs in South Africa. | |
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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Brakanjan is an Afrikaans play for youth written by Cobus Fourie ().
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The original text
Based on Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds, a Japanese-Spanish TV cartoon adaptation of the classic Alexandre Dumas story of d'Artagnan and The Three Musketeers.[1]
Translations and adaptations
A dubbed Afrikaans version of the original cartoon, called Brakanjan en die Drie Musketiers broadcast on the SABC during 1985 and the early 1990s. The name "Brakanjan", derived from the Afrikaans word "brak" (meaning a "mongrel"), has become a popular name for dogs in South Africa.
Performance history in South Africa
1996: Staged by PACT, directed by Hannes Muller, featuring Walton van der Westhuizen (Brakanjan), Bertus Dreyer (Koning), Monique Vienings (Koningin), Sandra Vaughn (Mev Brakanjan), Cobus Fourie (Rochefort), Morné Malan (Hofnar), Adrian Freeman (Athos), Wikus du Toit (Aramis), Francois Henning (Portos) and Jean Marais (Kardinaal). Decor designed by Ken Telford.
Sources
PACT theatre programme, 1996.
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