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Revision as of 16:04, 10 August 2024
Die Bo-kamer ("The loft room") is an Afrikaans play by Henriette Grové
Sometimes written as Die Bokamer
Contents
The original text
Basically it tells of the family of grandmother Susara van Biljon, who excercises an eery influence on the stress-filled people in the drawing room below, virtually pushing them to insanity, without ever descending from her room above.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1960: First performed by Volksteater at the Aula in Pretoria, directed by Richard Daneel, with a cast that included Deon de Klerk, Reneé de Vos, Laurike Meerkotter, Francis Nel and Helen van Pletzen.
Sources
Ludwig Binge. 1960. " Die Bo-kamer ", Standpunte, Jaargang XIII, Nr 4: pp. 67-8 (a review of the original production)
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