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(19**-) Theatre producer and playwright. Born in **, she studied ** at the [[Stellenbosch University]]. ** As a playwright she has been both influential and prolific. Plays include **, *''[[Spanner]]'' (2002), ** 1975 (200*), **, ''[[Tip]]'', ([[Woordfees]], 2003),  
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(19**-) Journalist, theatre producer and playwright. Born in **, she studied ** at the [[Stellenbosch University]]. She owned and ran a coffee shop opposite the Stellenbosch University Drama Department, when she began to dabble in theatre. In 2001 she turned to theatre on a full-time basis.  As a playwright she has been both influential and prolific. Plays include **, *''[[Spanner]]'' (2002), ** 1975 (200*), **, ''[[Tip]]'', ([[Woordfees]], 2003),  
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, **, ''[[Balle]]'' (200*),   In 2002 [[Barrie Hough]] rated Saartjie Botha as the most important voice in [[Afrikaans]] theatre since [[Deon Opperman]] and [[Reza de Wet]].  **As a producer she first founded the ** theatre in a restaurant which began opposite the [[Stellenbosch University]] Drama Department  in 199*. **  In 2002 she, [[Marthinus Basson]] and [[Jaco Bouwer]] founded the company [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] to produce independent [[Afrikaans]] work. Their first production was Botha’s own ''[[Spanner]]'' (2002) and ''[[AARS!]]'' *.
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, **, ''[[Balle]]'' (200*),   ''[[Die Goue Seun]]'',  ''[[1975]]''  In 2002 [[Barrie Hough]] rated Saartjie Botha as the most important voice in [[Afrikaans]] theatre since [[Deon Opperman]] and [[Reza de Wet]].   
  
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Vleis, Rys & Aartappels – South Africa’s leading Afrikaans theatre company.  
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In 2002 she, [[Marthinus Basson]] and [[Jaco Bouwer]] founded the company [[Vleis, Rys en Aartappels]] to produce independent [[Afrikaans]] work. Their first production was Botha’s own ''[[Spanner]]'' (2002) and ''[[Aars!]]'' by [[Peter Verhelst]], followed by more than 60 productions and theatre projects, including  [[Tom Lanoye]]'s ''[[ Mamma Medea]]'', [[Astor Piazzolla]]'s tango-operetta ''[[Maria de Buenos Aires]]'' and a magnificent  Afrikaans version of ''[[A Long Days’ Journey into Night]]'' (called ''[[’n Lang dagreis na die nag]]'').
  
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Established in 2001 by talented writer and determined producer Saartjie Botha together with ingenious, veteran theatre director Marthinus Basson and new blood Jaco Bouwer, they now have no less than 56 productions and theatre projects under their belt.
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She has written for the journals [[Insig]] and [[LitNet]], been organiser of theatre for festivals such as the [[KKNK]] and the [[Woordfees]]. Also involved with community theatre work on the farms around Stellenbosch over the years.  
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Their oeuvre of the past two years is currently on show in a unique festival at the Baxter Sanlam Studio (see Listings for details). Attention to design, solid scripting, thorough-paced direction and virtuoso performances characterise the work. The keystone production is ’n Lang dagreis na die nag (Andre Brink’s translation of Eugene O’Neill’s Long Days’ Journey into Night) featuring Marius Weyers and Antoinette Kellermann.  
 
  
  

Revision as of 21:15, 1 August 2012

(19**-) Journalist, theatre producer and playwright. Born in **, she studied ** at the Stellenbosch University. She owned and ran a coffee shop opposite the Stellenbosch University Drama Department, when she began to dabble in theatre. In 2001 she turned to theatre on a full-time basis. As a playwright she has been both influential and prolific. Plays include **, *Spanner (2002), ** 1975 (200*), **, Tip, (Woordfees, 2003), , **, Balle (200*), Die Goue Seun, 1975 In 2002 Barrie Hough rated Saartjie Botha as the most important voice in Afrikaans theatre since Deon Opperman and Reza de Wet.

In 2002 she, Marthinus Basson and Jaco Bouwer founded the company Vleis, Rys en Aartappels to produce independent Afrikaans work. Their first production was Botha’s own Spanner (2002) and Aars! by Peter Verhelst, followed by more than 60 productions and theatre projects, including Tom Lanoye's Mamma Medea, Astor Piazzolla's tango-operetta Maria de Buenos Aires and a magnificent Afrikaans version of A Long Days’ Journey into Night (called ’n Lang dagreis na die nag).

She has written for the journals Insig and LitNet, been organiser of theatre for festivals such as the KKNK and the Woordfees. Also involved with community theatre work on the farms around Stellenbosch over the years.


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