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| − | The stories, taken from Deist's collection of short stories set in the Sandveld and called ''Die Pomporrelkonsert en Ander Verhale'' ([[J.L. van Schaik]], 1988), were adapted for the stage by [[Frans Swart]], the text featuring more than 20 different characters. | + | The stories, taken from Deist's collection of short stories set in the Sandveld and called ''Die Pomporrelkonsert en Ander Verhale'' ([[J.L. van Schaik]], 1988), were adapted for the stage by [[Frans Swart]], the text featuring more than 20 different characters. Swart also added some appropriate stories by the authors [[Boerneef]] and [[Jan Spies]] to enhance the text. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
Revision as of 15:40, 12 January 2025
Die Pomporrelkonsert is an Afrikaans one-person play based on the stories of Ferdinand Deist
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The original text
The stories, taken from Deist's collection of short stories set in the Sandveld and called Die Pomporrelkonsert en Ander Verhale (J.L. van Schaik, 1988), were adapted for the stage by Frans Swart, the text featuring more than 20 different characters. Swart also added some appropriate stories by the authors Boerneef and Jan Spies to enhance the text.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2019: Performed in the Girls High hall at the Aardklop festival in September, directed by Frans Swart, assisted by Ana van Achterbergh and performed by Johny Klein.
2020: Performed at the Inniebos digital festival in June, directed by Frans Swart, assisted by Ana van Achterbergh and performed by Johny Klein.
2024: Performed at the Pierneef Theatre in December, directed by Frans Swart, assisted by Ana van Achterbergh and performed by Botha Enslin.
2025: Performed at the Fairtree Atterbury Theatre, in Pretoria in January, directed by Frans Swart, assisted by Ana van Achterbergh and performed by Botha Enslin.
Sources
https://www.seatme.co.za/tc-events/die-pomporrelkonsert-botha-enslin/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjn8oo3Ssec
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtvKDNlZViM
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