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| + | ''As die Broek Pas'' ("If the trousers fit", a play on the Afrikaans idiom "as die skoen pas", "if the shoe fits") is the [[Afrikaans]] translation of Manfred Karge's German one-woman play ''Jacke wie Hose'', known in English as ''[[Man to Man]]''. Based on a true story, it follows Ella Gericke, who on her husband's death takes over his identity and lives as a man — Max Gericke, a crane operator — to survive the economic collapse of Weimar Germany and the Nazi years that follow. | ||
| − | Return to [[ESAT Plays | + | == The original text == |
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| + | ''Jacke wie Hose'' by Manfred Karge (born 1 March 1938, Brandenburg an der Havel) had its world premiere in 1982 at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, directed by Karge. For the play's origins and English-language history, see the ''[[Man to Man]]'' entry. | ||
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| + | == Translations and adaptations == | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] by [[Willem Anker]] as ''As die Broek Pas''. | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 2010: The Afrikaans production — a [[TEATERteater]] production directed and designed by [[Marthinus Basson]], with [[Antoinette Kellermann]] as Ella/Max Gericke — opened at the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]], Stellenbosch, in the [[HB Thom Teater]] on 1 and 5 March, as part of the [[Sanlam Dramafees]] and as a [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]] / [[Absa KKNK]] co-production. It went on to the [[Absa KKNK]] later that year, and ran at the [[Fugard Theatre]], Cape Town, in August and September 2010 alongside the English-language production (''[[Man to Man]]''). The production and performance won numerous awards* that year. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | 'Woordfees 2010: Volledige program', ''[[LitNet]]'', 18 January 2010. | ||
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| + | http://www.teaterteater.com/portfolio.html | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[ESAT Plays 2 A|A]] in Plays II Foreign Plays | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Theatre/Plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 21:35, 12 July 2026
As die Broek Pas by Manfred Karge (1938-)
As die Broek Pas ("If the trousers fit", a play on the Afrikaans idiom "as die skoen pas", "if the shoe fits") is the Afrikaans translation of Manfred Karge's German one-woman play Jacke wie Hose, known in English as Man to Man. Based on a true story, it follows Ella Gericke, who on her husband's death takes over his identity and lives as a man — Max Gericke, a crane operator — to survive the economic collapse of Weimar Germany and the Nazi years that follow.
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The original text
Jacke wie Hose by Manfred Karge (born 1 March 1938, Brandenburg an der Havel) had its world premiere in 1982 at the Schauspielhaus Bochum, directed by Karge. For the play's origins and English-language history, see the Man to Man entry.
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans by Willem Anker as As die Broek Pas.
Performance history in South Africa
2010: The Afrikaans production — a TEATERteater production directed and designed by Marthinus Basson, with Antoinette Kellermann as Ella/Max Gericke — opened at the US Woordfees, Stellenbosch, in the HB Thom Teater on 1 and 5 March, as part of the Sanlam Dramafees and as a US Woordfees / Absa KKNK co-production. It went on to the Absa KKNK later that year, and ran at the Fugard Theatre, Cape Town, in August and September 2010 alongside the English-language production (Man to Man). The production and performance won numerous awards* that year.
Sources
'Woordfees 2010: Volledige program', LitNet, 18 January 2010.
http://www.teaterteater.com/portfolio.html
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to A in Plays II Foreign Plays
Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
