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| − | ''[[Dias]]'' is a radio drama by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] (). | + | ''[[Dias]]'' is a radio drama by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] (1906-1970). |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | Written in verse, the play is set in 1487 and tells of the epic voyages of Bartolomeu Dias | + | 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. |
| − | The text published by [[Nasboek]] in | + | The text first performed in 1952 and the text published by [[Nasboek]] in the same year. |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 1988: A stage | + | 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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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._P._van_Wyk_Louw | ||
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| + | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartolomeu_Dias | ||
''The [[Cape Times]]'', 31 March 1988. | ''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).
Contents
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
Return to
Return to South_African_Films
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Venues,_Companies,_Societies,_etc
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
