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| + | The one sketch, originally starring [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] and [[Trix Pienaar]] and representing the studio recording of a fictional radio serial called ''Die Van Aardes van Grootoor'', was expanded by Uys in 1977 to become the record breaking full-length [[Afrikaans]] political satire called '''''[[Die Van Aardes van Grootoor]]'''''. | ||
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1976: ''Strike up the Banned'' (Part 2) presented by [[Syrkel Theatre Company]] late night at the [[Labia Theatre]], December 1976, with [[Rika Sennett]] and [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] | 1976: ''Strike up the Banned'' (Part 2) presented by [[Syrkel Theatre Company]] late night at the [[Labia Theatre]], December 1976, with [[Rika Sennett]] and [[Pieter-Dirk Uys]] | ||
| − | 1978: In 1978 it played at the [[Market Theatre]] with Pieter-Dirk Uys, [[Rika Sennett]], and others | + | 1978: In 1978 it played at the [[Market Theatre]] with Pieter-Dirk Uys, [[Rika Sennett]], and others. |
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Latest revision as of 20:39, 19 March 2023
Strike Up The Banned is an anti-censorship revue written by Pieter-Dirk Uys in 1975.
Contents
The original text
First performed in 1975 at the Space Theatre.
The one sketch, originally starring Pieter-Dirk Uys and Trix Pienaar and representing the studio recording of a fictional radio serial called Die Van Aardes van Grootoor, was expanded by Uys in 1977 to become the record breaking full-length Afrikaans political satire called Die Van Aardes van Grootoor.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1975: First performed in 1975 at the Space Theatre with Trix Pienaar, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Vincent Ebrahim, Jacqui Delhaye, Maria Jensen and directed by Uys. (Not mentioned in Astbury 1979).
1976: In 1976 it went to the Grahamstown Festival and on tour with Lynne Maree, Blaise Koch, Wilma Stockenström, Michele Maxwell, and Pieter-Dirk Uys.
1976: Strike up the Banned (Part 2) presented by Syrkel Theatre Company late night at the Labia Theatre, December 1976, with Rika Sennett and Pieter-Dirk Uys
1978: In 1978 it played at the Market Theatre with Pieter-Dirk Uys, Rika Sennett, and others.
Sources
Sunday Times 19 October 1976.
Syrkel theatre programme, 1976.
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