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| − | [“The Last Night”] by [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]. Based on his own poem called ''Van Noodt se laaste aand'' [“Van Noodt’s Last Night”], reworked for the stage in 1930 at the behest of [[Stephanie Faure]]. Set in front of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, and 30 years after the events narrated, it tells of the relationship between the despotic governor Van Noodt and his cast-off Malay lover Martha. First produced by Faure with **. Produced again in 1941 by [[K.A.T.]] in Cape Town (with [[Leonie Pienaar]] as the woman) and ''[[Volksteater]]'' in Pretoria (with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]]) Published by | + | [“The Last Night”] by [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]. Based on his own poem called ''Van Noodt se laaste aand'' [“Van Noodt’s Last Night”], reworked for the stage in 1930 at the behest of [[Stephanie Faure]]. Set in front of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, and 30 years after the events narrated, it tells of the relationship between the despotic governor Van Noodt and his cast-off Malay lover Martha. First produced by Faure with **. Produced again in 1941 by [[K.A.T.]] in Cape Town (with [[Leonie Pienaar]] as the woman) and ''[[Volksteater]]'' in Pretoria (with [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]]) Published by Nasional Pers in 1930. Published by [[Nasboek]]. |
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| + | [[Pieter Fourie]], as head of Afrikaans Drama at [[CAPAB]], introduced lunch-time shows in the [[Hofmeyer Theatre]], the first being ''Die Laaste Aand'' which opened on 4 July 1967. (Source: [[Wilhelm Grütter| Grütter, Wilhelm]], [[CAPAB]] 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 66) | ||
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Revision as of 12:52, 15 March 2013
[“The Last Night”] by C. Louis Leipoldt. Based on his own poem called Van Noodt se laaste aand [“Van Noodt’s Last Night”], reworked for the stage in 1930 at the behest of Stephanie Faure. Set in front of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, and 30 years after the events narrated, it tells of the relationship between the despotic governor Van Noodt and his cast-off Malay lover Martha. First produced by Faure with **. Produced again in 1941 by K.A.T. in Cape Town (with Leonie Pienaar as the woman) and Volksteater in Pretoria (with Anna Neethling-Pohl) Published by Nasional Pers in 1930. Published by Nasboek.
Pieter Fourie, as head of Afrikaans Drama at CAPAB, introduced lunch-time shows in the Hofmeyer Theatre, the first being Die Laaste Aand which opened on 4 July 1967. (Source: Grütter, Wilhelm, CAPAB 25 Years, 1987. Unpublished research. p 66)
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(“The Last Evening”) by Coen Bezuidenhout. One-act. Cast: mixed.
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