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In 2024 the tale was recorded for broadcast by ''[[Luisterverhale]]'', as a project undertaken by [[Katinka Heyns]] and [[Sonneblom Ateljees]], in partnership with [[LitNet]] and sponsored by the [[Dagbreek Trust]]. (The [[Luisterverhale]] project seeks to have short stories by well known [[Afrikaans]] authors are read by professional actors for transmission.)  
 
In 2024 the tale was recorded for broadcast by ''[[Luisterverhale]]'', as a project undertaken by [[Katinka Heyns]] and [[Sonneblom Ateljees]], in partnership with [[LitNet]] and sponsored by the [[Dagbreek Trust]]. (The [[Luisterverhale]] project seeks to have short stories by well known [[Afrikaans]] authors are read by professional actors for transmission.)  
  
This audio version was directed by [[Katinka Heyns]] and read by [[Marcel van Heerden]] and [[Rolanda Marais]].
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This audio version was directed by [[Katinka Heyns]] and read by [[Marcel van Heerden]] and [[Rolanda Marais]].
 
 
  
 
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Revision as of 06:52, 28 July 2025

Die Vaal Koestertjie can refer to:

  1. A short story by Eugène N. Marais
  2. A one act play by Marietjie Pretorius


The short story by Eugène N. Marais

The original tale

The story first appeared in Die Boerevrou in 1921.

Adaptations and translations

In 2024 the tale was recorded for broadcast by Luisterverhale, as a project undertaken by Katinka Heyns and Sonneblom Ateljees, in partnership with LitNet and sponsored by the Dagbreek Trust. (The Luisterverhale project seeks to have short stories by well known Afrikaans authors are read by professional actors for transmission.)

This audio version was directed by Katinka Heyns and read by Marcel van Heerden and Rolanda Marais.

Sources

https://www.litnet.co.za/luisterverhale-die-vaal-koestertjie-deur-eugene-marais-voorgelees-deur-marcel-van-heerden-en-rolanda-marais/

The one act play by Marietjie Pretorius

The original text

Not to be confused with or related to the story by Marais, this short play in two scenes deals with a family murder.

Published in the collection Tienertoneel by Tafelberg (1989).

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

Sources

https://www.worldcat.org/title/122308837

Photocopy of the published text, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's theatre archives and now held in the Performing Arts Research Collection (PARC) at the Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation, with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

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