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''[[Punt in die Wind]]'' is a comedy in three acts by [[Hennie Aucamp]].  
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''[[Punt in die Wind]]'' (lit. "bow in the wind", an expression meaning "it is going well"[https://www.litnet.co.za/die-herkoms-van-n-aantal-afrikaanse-uitdrukkings-wat-verband-hou-met-die-see/]) is an [[Afrikaans]] comedy in three acts by [[Hennie Aucamp]] (1934-2014).  
  
The text published by [[Haum-literêr]] in .
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==The original text==
  
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Subtitled '' 'n Komedie in Drie Bedrywe en 'n Nadraai'' ("a comedy in three acts and an aftermath") is a comedy of manners about various three-way relationships, including references to Euripides's ''[[Orestes]]'' and commentary on facile adaptations of classical works. 
  
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The text published by [[HAUM|Haum-literêr]] in 1989.
  
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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== Sources ==
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https://www.litnet.co.za/die-herkoms-van-n-aantal-afrikaanse-uitdrukkings-wat-verband-hou-met-die-see/
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Stephan van Zyl. 2019. ''Hennie Aucamp. 'n Gerontologiese oeuvrestudie''. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of the North-West[https://repository.nwu.ac.za/bitstream/handle/10394/34925/van%20Zyl%20S%2020459408%20%20van%20Zyl%20S.pdf?sequence=1]
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A copy of the typed text, with Aucamp's seal stamped on it, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022.
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Latest revision as of 05:51, 31 March 2023

Punt in die Wind (lit. "bow in the wind", an expression meaning "it is going well"[1]) is an Afrikaans comedy in three acts by Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014).

The original text

Subtitled 'n Komedie in Drie Bedrywe en 'n Nadraai ("a comedy in three acts and an aftermath") is a comedy of manners about various three-way relationships, including references to Euripides's Orestes and commentary on facile adaptations of classical works.

The text published by Haum-literêr in 1989.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.litnet.co.za/die-herkoms-van-n-aantal-afrikaanse-uitdrukkings-wat-verband-hou-met-die-see/

Stephan van Zyl. 2019. Hennie Aucamp. 'n Gerontologiese oeuvrestudie. Unpublished doctoral thesis, University of the North-West[2]

A copy of the typed text, with Aucamp's seal stamped on it, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

Return to

Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays

Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays

Return to PLAYS III: Collections

Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances

Return to South African Festivals and Competitions

Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials

Return to South African Television Plays and Series

Return to South_African_Films

Return to The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page