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''[[Die Sewe Doodsondes]]'' ("The seven deadly sins") can refer to the general concept, to an [[Afrikaans]] translation of Bertolt Brecht's  or to an original [[Afrikaans]] cabaret by [[Hennie Aucamp]] (1934-2014) and [[Barry Strydom]] (199*).
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'''This entry refers to Aucamp's piece. For the ''other'' works mentioned, see the general entry on ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins]]'''''.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
==The original text: ''Die Sewe Doodsondes''==
 
 
 
The play was inspired by and based on Aucamp's ideas as developed for the introduction to ''Sewe Sondes, Nee Meer: Verhale en Essays oor Dood- en Ander Stories'' ("Seven sins, no more: Stories and essays on death and other stories"), compiled by Hennie Aucamp and published by [[Human and Rousseau]] in 1995.  The book contains sixteen stories and essays by well-known well-known writers, mainly on death and the concept of sin.
 
 
 
Hennie Aucamp's original hand written manuscript of the play (accessible on the [[University of Stellenbosch]]'s ''[[SUNDigital Collections]]'' website[https://digital.lib.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.2/3918]) has the title  as "''[[Die Sewe Doodsondes: 'n Moraliteit]]''" ("The Seven Deadly Sins: a Morality"). It was performed as a [[cabaret]] by the [[University of Stellenbosch]] drama department under this title in 1995 (credited to Aucamp only) and then published as ''[[Van Hoogmoed tot Traagheid of Die Sewe Doodsondes]]'' ("From Pride to Sloth, or The Seven Deadly Sins")  by [[Human & Rousseau]] in 1996, with illustrations by [[Conrad Botes]].
 
 
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
 
 
A playscript listed in English as ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins]]'' is held by the National English Literary Museum in Grahamstown as  [Typescript (photocopy)], CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: DALRO]: 2001. 41. 269 held by NELM.
 
 
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
 
 
1995: Presented by the [[University of Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] 18-22 April 1995. [[Mark Graham]] directed. Members of the cast were [[Leana Dreyer]], [[Paul du Toit]], [[Nicole Holm]], [[Aletia Badenhorst]], [[Amelda Brand]], [[Nico Dreyer]], [[Jaco Bouwer]], [[Willemien Brümmer]], [[Paul van Wyk]]. Soundtrack by [[Ewald Cress]], costume design [[Elaine Aucamp]], production manager [[Stiana Potgieter]], stage manager [[Nicky Rabie]].
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
Hennie Aucamp's original hand written manuscripts (accessible on the University of Stellenbosch's ''SUNDigital Collections'' website at
 
https://digital.lib.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.2/3911 and https://digital.lib.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.2/3918]).
 
 
 
''Die Sewe Doodsondes'' programme, [[University of Stellenbosch]], 1995.
 
 
 
A playscript listed as ''[[The Seven Deadly Sins]]'',  [Typescript (photocopy)], CAMPBELL Location: [Collection: DALRO]: 2001. 41. 269 held by NELM.
 
 
 
''[[Sewe Doodsondes]]'' by Hennie Aucamp and [[Ewald Cress]]. Cabaret. Soundtrack. ''Die Sewe Doodsondes'' by Hennie Aucamp. Cabaret.
 
 
 
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