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''[[Dias]]'' is a radio drama by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] (1906-1970). 
  
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==The original text==
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Written in verse, the play is set in 1487 and tells of the epic voyages of Bartolomeu Dias[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeu_Dias], the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa.  Written in unrhymed verse, the work is lyrical in essence rather than strictly dramatic.
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The text first performed in 1952 and the text published by [[Nasboek]] in the same year.
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1988: A stage version was produced by [[CAPAB]] in 1988, directed by [[Libby Daniels]], featuring [[Chris Truter]] as Dias. Set designed by [[Dawid van Rijswijk]], lighting by [[Skip Wright]] and music by [[Johan Cloete]].
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==Sources==
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._P._van_Wyk_Louw
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeu_Dias
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''The [[Cape Times]]'', 31 March 1988.
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 14 October 2026

Dias is a radio drama by N.P. van Wyk Louw (1906-1970).

The original text

Written in verse, the play is set in 1487 and tells of the epic voyages of Bartolomeu Dias[1], the first European navigator to round the southern tip of Africa. Written in unrhymed verse, the work is lyrical in essence rather than strictly dramatic.

The text first performed in 1952 and the text published by Nasboek in the same year.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1988: A stage version was produced by CAPAB in 1988, directed by Libby Daniels, featuring Chris Truter as Dias. Set designed by Dawid van Rijswijk, lighting by Skip Wright and music by Johan Cloete.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._P._van_Wyk_Louw

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeu_Dias

The Cape Times, 31 March 1988.

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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