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Wrote ''[[Die Ring]]'', a one-act play, with [[Hélène Pienaar-De Klerk]]; the one-act play ''[[Die Verstoteling]]''; the one-act play ''[[Plaas Toe]]''; and co-wrote the historical drama ''[[Die Ongebore Dag]]''.
 
Wrote ''[[Die Ring]]'', a one-act play, with [[Hélène Pienaar-De Klerk]]; the one-act play ''[[Die Verstoteling]]''; the one-act play ''[[Plaas Toe]]''; and co-wrote the historical drama ''[[Die Ongebore Dag]]''.
  
He translated the play ''[[Grumpy]]'' into [[Afrikaans]] with the title ''Oupa Brompie'',  ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'' entitled ''[[Onnies en Ouers]]'' and ''[[Vlieg Sonder Vlerke]]'' ("Fly without wings", a translation of an unnamed paly by  Valentin Petrovich Kataev.
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He translated a number of plays into [[Afrikaans]], including ''[[Grumpy]]'' as ''[[Oupa Brompie]]'' ("Grandfather Grumpy") ,  ''[[The Happiest Days of Your Life]]'' as  ''[[Onnies en Ouers]]'' ("teachers and guys")  and an unnamed play by Valentin Petrovich Kataev as ''[[Vlieg Sonder Vlerke]]'' ("Fly without wings").
  
 
== Awards, etc ==
 
== Awards, etc ==

Revision as of 07:30, 14 June 2023

Andries de Klerk (19**-) Playwright.

Also known as A.J.B. de Klerk

Biography

Started in Pretoria (with Volksteater?*), then moved to Cape Town (K.A.T.?*). Husband of Hélène Pienaar-De Klerk.

Training

Career

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

Wrote Die Ring, a one-act play, with Hélène Pienaar-De Klerk; the one-act play Die Verstoteling; the one-act play Plaas Toe; and co-wrote the historical drama Die Ongebore Dag.

He translated a number of plays into Afrikaans, including Grumpy as Oupa Brompie ("Grandfather Grumpy") , The Happiest Days of Your Life as Onnies en Ouers ("teachers and guys") and an unnamed play by Valentin Petrovich Kataev as Vlieg Sonder Vlerke ("Fly without wings").

Awards, etc

Sources

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