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| − | ''Boy from Bethulie'' | + | ''[[Boy from Bethulie]]'' (sometimes billed as ''[[The Boy from Bethulie]]'') by [[Patrick Mynhardt]] (1932-2007). |
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| + | ==Original text== | ||
| + | A one-man autobiographical piece. Always performed by the author. | ||
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| + | ==Performance history in South Africa== | ||
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| + | 1983: Staged at the [[Baxter Theatre]]. Also staged at the [[Intimate Theatre]] by a group called ''[[A Teater]]'' as their first production. | ||
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| + | 1984: Presented by [[Brian Charteris]], with [[Patrick Mynhardt]], on the [[National Arts Festival]] Fringe. | ||
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| + | 1990: Staged at the [[Warehouse]] in May. | ||
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| + | 1996: Staged in October at [[Die Teaterhuisie]] in Pretoria. | ||
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| + | 2004: Staged in June in the [[Liberty Life Theatre on the Square]]. | ||
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| + | Mynhardt died in London in 2007, where he was performing in this show at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
National Arts Festival programme, 1984. | National Arts Festival programme, 1984. | ||
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| + | Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. ''Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987''. | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 B|B]] in Plays 2 Foreign Plays | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:02, 4 April 2025
Boy from Bethulie (sometimes billed as The Boy from Bethulie) by Patrick Mynhardt (1932-2007).
Original text
A one-man autobiographical piece. Always performed by the author.
Performance history in South Africa
1983: Staged at the Baxter Theatre. Also staged at the Intimate Theatre by a group called A Teater as their first production.
1984: Presented by Brian Charteris, with Patrick Mynhardt, on the National Arts Festival Fringe.
1990: Staged at the Warehouse in May.
1996: Staged in October at Die Teaterhuisie in Pretoria.
2004: Staged in June in the Liberty Life Theatre on the Square.
Mynhardt died in London in 2007, where he was performing in this show at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End.
Sources
National Arts Festival programme, 1984.
Barrow, Brian & Williams-Short, Yvonne (eds.). 1988. Theatre Alive! The Baxter Story 1977-1987.
Return to
Return to B in Plays 1 Original SA Plays
Return to B in Plays 2 Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to Main Page
