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| − | + | '''''Die Dieper Reg''''' ("the deeper right") is a 1938 [[Afrikaans]] is a play , by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] | |
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| + | An allegorical play, it was written for the 1938 Centenary of the [[Great Trek]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek] (1830's-40's), and was first performed in that year. The text first published by [[Nasionale Pers]] Boekhandel in 1939, and also published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]]. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| + | 1938: Commissioned and first performed by [[Volksteater]] in the [[Pretoria City Hall]] on 9 September 1938. | ||
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| + | 1941: Brilliantly repeated in conjunction with and the [[University of Pretoria]] and again directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] on 12 September 1941 in the same venue. [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969) refers to this production as the most important production of an original [[Afrikaans]] play up to 1950. | ||
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| + | 1951: Staged by the Speech department at the [[University of Stellenbosch]] in the [[Conservatoire of Music]] in October 1951, directed by [[Marguerite de Villiers]], with [[Johann Degenaar]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johan_Degenaar], [[Chris Lombard]], [[Jan Taljaard]], [[Maré Geldenhuys]], [[Juanita Deetlefs]] and [[Gerhard Kemp]]. Decor by [[Chris Lombard]] and [[Jannie Gildenhuys]] and lighting by [[Dirk Coetzee]]. | ||
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| + | 1964: Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]]. | ||
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| + | 1968: Performed by [[PACOFS]] under the direction of [[Margaretha Spies]] en [[Sophie Coetzee]] in the amphitheatre of the the [[Voortrekker]] monument in Winburg on 10 October. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | [[University of Stellenbosch]] theatre programme, 1951. | ||
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| + | Listing of productions in the [[UTS]] programme for ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], Stellenbosch, 1968 (held in [[ESAT Archive]]) | ||
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| + | ''[[Teater SA]]'', 1(2), 1968. | ||
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| + | [[UTS]] theatre pamphlet | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 09:18, 28 May 2024
Die Dieper Reg ("the deeper right") is a 1938 Afrikaans is a play , by N.P. van Wyk Louw
Contents
The original text
An allegorical play, it was written for the 1938 Centenary of the Great Trek [1] (1830's-40's), and was first performed in that year. The text first published by Nasionale Pers Boekhandel in 1939, and also published by Tafelberg Publishers.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1938: Commissioned and first performed by Volksteater in the Pretoria City Hall on 9 September 1938.
1941: Brilliantly repeated in conjunction with and the University of Pretoria and again directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl on 12 September 1941 in the same venue. Ludwig Binge (1969) refers to this production as the most important production of an original Afrikaans play up to 1950.
1951: Staged by the Speech department at the University of Stellenbosch in the Conservatoire of Music in October 1951, directed by Marguerite de Villiers, with Johann Degenaar [2], Chris Lombard, Jan Taljaard, Maré Geldenhuys, Juanita Deetlefs and Gerhard Kemp. Decor by Chris Lombard and Jannie Gildenhuys and lighting by Dirk Coetzee.
1964: Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch.
1968: Performed by PACOFS under the direction of Margaretha Spies en Sophie Coetzee in the amphitheatre of the the Voortrekker monument in Winburg on 10 October.
Sources
University of Stellenbosch theatre programme, 1951.
Listing of productions in the UTS programme for Arms and the Man, H.B. Thom Theatre, Stellenbosch, 1968 (held in ESAT Archive)
Teater SA, 1(2), 1968.
UTS theatre pamphlet
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
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 The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
