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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1867: Performed in early March by amateurs in the small theatre at the Asylum on [[Robben Island]]. The text was possibly written by an inmate or staff member for the occasion. Also performed were the traditional Irish (Celtic) song ''Brian O'Lunn'' and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).
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1867: Performed in early March by the [[Robben Island Amateurs]] in the small theatre at the Asylum on [[Robben Island]]. The text was possibly written by an inmate or staff member for the occasion. Also performed were songs (including the traditional Irish/Celtic song,  ''Brian O'Lynn'' - wrongly given as ''Brian O'Lunn'' by Bosman or his sources) and ''[[Bombastes Furioso]]'' (Rhodes).
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==

Latest revision as of 06:45, 5 April 2021

De Apotheekwinkel in de Vley ("The pharmacy in the marsh") is a Dutch play by an anonymous author.

The original text

Possibly written by an inmate of the Asylum on Robben Island specifically for a performance there.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1867: Performed in early March by the Robben Island Amateurs in the small theatre at the Asylum on Robben Island. The text was possibly written by an inmate or staff member for the occasion. Also performed were songs (including the traditional Irish/Celtic song, Brian O'Lynn - wrongly given as Brian O'Lunn by Bosman or his sources) and Bombastes Furioso (Rhodes).

Sources

F.C.L. Bosman. 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 283

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