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=''[[Die Byl]]'' ("The Axe") a one-act play by [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] (1880–1947).= | =''[[Die Byl]]'' ("The Axe") a one-act play by [[C. Louis Leipoldt]] (1880–1947).= | ||
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Set in the Cape Colony of the 1650s, where Cape Governor Jan van Riebeeck and his men become aware of a murder that has been committed in the settlement. The central figure, an Englishman at the Cape who had acted as executioner to behead Charles I, never appears on stage, but his story is revealed in a conversation of between three people. To build up the tension, the conversation is constantly interrupted in various ways. | Set in the Cape Colony of the 1650s, where Cape Governor Jan van Riebeeck and his men become aware of a murder that has been committed in the settlement. The central figure, an Englishman at the Cape who had acted as executioner to behead Charles I, never appears on stage, but his story is revealed in a conversation of between three people. To build up the tension, the conversation is constantly interrupted in various ways. | ||
| − | Unpublished during the author's life, the play was included in the collection ''[[Vier Uitgesoekte Eenbedrywe]]'' by F.C. L. Bosman, and published by [[Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel]] in 1949. | + | Unpublished during the author's life, the play was included in the collection ''[[Vier Uitgesoekte Eenbedrywe]]'' by [[F.C.L. Bosman]], and published by [[Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel]] in 1949. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
| − | =''[[Die Byl]]'' a TV series (2016- | + | =''[[Die Byl]]'' a TV series (2016-2025)= |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | + | Based on real detective Piet Byleveld, it is a crime series set in Cape Town, in a fictional elite unit of the South African Police Service's violent crime division, with the brilliant sleuth "Piet van Bijl" (colloquially referred to as "Byl", i.e. "axe"), as central figure. | |
| − | Produced by [[Elmarie Botha]] for [[Lion's Head Productions]], written and directed by a | + | Produced by [[Elmarie Botha]] and [[Herman Binge]] for [[Lion's Head Productions]], written by Elmarie Botha and a range of individuals and directed by [[Regardt van den Bergh]] and a large team of writers, it features a huge cast of South African actors, with [[Waldemar Schultz]] as "Kolonel Piet van der Bijl" ("Die Byl"),[[Lika Berning]] as "Kaptein Lena Evans", [[Milan Murray]] as "Advokaat Nicki Swanepoel" and [[Marvin-Lee Beukes]] as "Kaptein Juan Stuurman". |
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| + | Broadcast on [[KykNET]] ([[DStv]] channel 144) as well as on [[Showmax]], the series ran for 6 seasons (57 episodes) from 2016 to 2025. | ||
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| + | (For more details see the [[IMDb]] website[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7993644/] and/or the [[kykNET]] website entry on the programme[https://www.dstv.com/kyknet/af-za/program/die-byl]) | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7993644/ | https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7993644/ | ||
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| + | https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Byl | ||
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| + | https://www.dstv.com/kyknet/af-za/program/die-byl | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:15, 22 February 2025
Die Byl refers to two dramatic works:
Contents
Die Byl ("The Axe") a one-act play by C. Louis Leipoldt (1880–1947).
The original text
Set in the Cape Colony of the 1650s, where Cape Governor Jan van Riebeeck and his men become aware of a murder that has been committed in the settlement. The central figure, an Englishman at the Cape who had acted as executioner to behead Charles I, never appears on stage, but his story is revealed in a conversation of between three people. To build up the tension, the conversation is constantly interrupted in various ways.
Unpublished during the author's life, the play was included in the collection Vier Uitgesoekte Eenbedrywe by F.C.L. Bosman, and published by Afrikaanse Pers-Boekhandel in 1949.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
No performance on record to date.
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Louis_Leipoldt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._Louis_Leipoldt
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Die Byl a TV series (2016-2025)
The original text
Based on real detective Piet Byleveld, it is a crime series set in Cape Town, in a fictional elite unit of the South African Police Service's violent crime division, with the brilliant sleuth "Piet van Bijl" (colloquially referred to as "Byl", i.e. "axe"), as central figure.
Produced by Elmarie Botha and Herman Binge for Lion's Head Productions, written by Elmarie Botha and a range of individuals and directed by Regardt van den Bergh and a large team of writers, it features a huge cast of South African actors, with Waldemar Schultz as "Kolonel Piet van der Bijl" ("Die Byl"),Lika Berning as "Kaptein Lena Evans", Milan Murray as "Advokaat Nicki Swanepoel" and Marvin-Lee Beukes as "Kaptein Juan Stuurman".
Broadcast on KykNET (DStv channel 144) as well as on Showmax, the series ran for 6 seasons (57 episodes) from 2016 to 2025.
(For more details see the IMDb website[1] and/or the kykNET website entry on the programme[2])
Translations and adaptations
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7993644/
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Byl
https://www.dstv.com/kyknet/af-za/program/die-byl
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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