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''''''n Man met Vakansie''''' (Afrikaans for ''"A Man on Holiday"'') is a 1977 play by [[Chris Barnard]]
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''''''n Man met Vakansie''''' ([[Afrikaans]] for ''"A Man on Holiday"'') is a play by [[Chris Barnard]] (1939-2015).
 
 
Published by Tafelberg Publishers (1977).
 
  
 
== The original text ==
 
== The original text ==
  
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The play was commissioned by [[Oude Libertas]] and was first performed  by [[PACT]] in 1976.  The text was published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]] in 1977.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
 
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1976: Staged by [[PACT]], directed by [[Francois Swart]], with [[Jannie Gildenhuys]] (Meester), [[Louise Mollett-Prinsloo]] (Nan), [[Marcel van Heerden]] (Stols), [[Johan Malherbe]] (Alfons), [[Tobie Cronje]] (Muis), [[Jan Prinsloo]] (Konstabel), [[Grethe Fox]] (Martha), [[Etienne Puren]] (Tollie), [[Harriet Pienaar]] (Dora), [[Elise Hibbert]] (Dina), [[David van der Merwe]] (Floris), [[Phillip Swart]] (Joos), [[John Harley]] (Neels), [[Errol Ross]] (Kleinkoos), [[Annette Engelbrecht]] (Kietie), [[Regardt van den Bergh]] (Blindemol) and [[Franz Marx]] (Man). Decor and costumes by [[Johan Engels]] and lighting by [[Martin Pelser]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1976.
 
[[PACT]] theatre programme, 1976.
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[[Petru Wessels|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.
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Copy of a catalogue  (handwritten by various hands) of the [[F.C.L. Bosman]] collection held at the [[Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum]] ([[NALN]]) in Bloemfontein.
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[[Jan Senekal|Senekal, Jan]] and [[Karien van Aswegen|Van Aswegen, Karien]] (eds.). 1980. ''Bronne by die Studie van Afrikaanse Dramas 1900-1978''. Johannesburg: [[Perskor]]
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 15:58, 13 March 2024

'n Man met Vakansie (Afrikaans for "A Man on Holiday") is a play by Chris Barnard (1939-2015).

The original text

The play was commissioned by Oude Libertas and was first performed by PACT in 1976. The text was published by Tafelberg Publishers in 1977.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1976: Staged by PACT, directed by Francois Swart, with Jannie Gildenhuys (Meester), Louise Mollett-Prinsloo (Nan), Marcel van Heerden (Stols), Johan Malherbe (Alfons), Tobie Cronje (Muis), Jan Prinsloo (Konstabel), Grethe Fox (Martha), Etienne Puren (Tollie), Harriet Pienaar (Dora), Elise Hibbert (Dina), David van der Merwe (Floris), Phillip Swart (Joos), John Harley (Neels), Errol Ross (Kleinkoos), Annette Engelbrecht (Kietie), Regardt van den Bergh (Blindemol) and Franz Marx (Man). Decor and costumes by Johan Engels and lighting by Martin Pelser.

Sources

PACT theatre programme, 1976.

Petru & Carel Trichardt theatre programme collection.

Copy of a catalogue (handwritten by various hands) of the F.C.L. Bosman collection held at the Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkunde Museum en Navorsingsentrum (NALN) in Bloemfontein.

Senekal, Jan and Van Aswegen, Karien (eds.). 1980. Bronne by die Studie van Afrikaanse Dramas 1900-1978. Johannesburg: Perskor

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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