Difference between revisions of "Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het"
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| − | ("The year my mother started singing") A one act stage adaptation of | + | ("The year my mother started singing") A one act stage adaptation of the 1988 novella by [[Engemi Ferreira]](1943-). |
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The novel, published in 1988 by [[Van der Walt Uitgewers]] (later known as [[LAPA]] publishers), was adapted for the stage as a one or two hander independently by two authors in the 1990s. | The novel, published in 1988 by [[Van der Walt Uitgewers]] (later known as [[LAPA]] publishers), was adapted for the stage as a one or two hander independently by two authors in the 1990s. | ||
| − | Adapted as ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'' by [[Wim Vorster]] | + | Adapted as ''[[Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het]]'' by [[Wim Vorster]] in 1995. |
| − | Adapted as ''[[Moervrug]]'' by [[Elma Potgieter]] | + | Adapted as ''[[Moervrug]]'' by [[Elma Potgieter]] in 1998. |
The plays are both unpublished, but a copy of the Potgieter version is held by [[DALRO]] and credited to [[Engemi Ferreira]] and [[Elma Potgieter]]. | The plays are both unpublished, but a copy of the Potgieter version is held by [[DALRO]] and credited to [[Engemi Ferreira]] and [[Elma Potgieter]]. | ||
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| − | + | http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1997/10/10/8/31.html | |
| − | http:// | + | http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/engemi-ferreira-1943 |
''Die [[Volksblad]]'' 19 August 1998. | ''Die [[Volksblad]]'' 19 August 1998. | ||
Revision as of 07:00, 28 May 2015
("The year my mother started singing") A one act stage adaptation of the 1988 novella by Engemi Ferreira(1943-).
Original text
The novel, published in 1988 by Van der Walt Uitgewers (later known as LAPA publishers), was adapted for the stage as a one or two hander independently by two authors in the 1990s.
Adapted as Die Jaar Toe My Ma Begin Sing Het by Wim Vorster in 1995.
Adapted as Moervrug by Elma Potgieter in 1998.
The plays are both unpublished, but a copy of the Potgieter version is held by DALRO and credited to Engemi Ferreira and Elma Potgieter.
South African performances
1995: Performed at the first Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees (KKNK) in 1995 in Wim Vorster's version (as Die Jaar Toe My Ma begin Sing Het) as a one man piece, directed by Gert van Niekerk with Hannes van Wyk.
1998: Performed by Die Bywoners as Moervrug at the Aardklop festival on 24 and 25 September, starring Elma Potgieter, and directed by Schalk Jacobsz.
1999: Performed by Die Bywoners as Moervrug at the Witbank Stadsteater festival of solo-plays on 15 Oktober , starring Elma Potgieter, and directed by Schalk Jacobsz.
Sources
http://kknk.co.za/nuus/hannes-van-wyk-by-eerste-fees
http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1997/10/10/8/31.html
http://www.litnet.co.za/Article/engemi-ferreira-1943
Die Volksblad 19 August 1998.
Die Burger 12 May 1999.
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