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''[[De Wet: Two Plays]]'' is a collection of two plays.  
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''[[De Wet: Two Plays]]'' is a collection of two English plays by [[Reza de Wet]] (1952-2012).  
  
Published in the series ''Oberon Modern Playwrights'' by Oberon Books, it contains ''[[A Worm in the Bud]]'', ''[[Concealment]]'' 
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== The text ==
  
Set in England’s colonial outposts in South Africa during the 19th century, both of the plays in this volume feature sisters forced by a deeply conservative, patriarchal society to resist the powerful call of their vivid surroundings and to stifle the demands of their own rich, feminine sexuality.
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Set in England’s colonial outposts in South Africa during the 19th century, the plays ''[[Fever]]'', (a revised version of ''[[A Worm in the Bud]]'') and ''[[Concealment]]'' both feature sisters forced by a deeply conservative, patriarchal society to resist the powerful call of their vivid surroundings and to stifle the demands of their own rich, feminine sexuality.
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Published in the series ''Oberon Modern Playwrights'' by Oberon Books in 2007.  
  
 
Also available in a Kindle edition.  
 
Also available in a Kindle edition.  
  
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'''For details of the individual plays, go to the relevant entries.'''
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== Sources ==
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[[Anton Krueger]]. 2009. ''Experiments in Freedom: Explorations of Identity in New South African Drama''.
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Cambridge Scholars Publishing.[https://books.google.co.za/books?id=PwsaBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA238&lpg=PA238&dq=a+worm+in+the+bud++fever+play+by+Reza+de+Wet&source=bl&ots=F4glKAyEVb&sig=v91Y1yvaM-b2TQw7BPy03DqKHBA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj7q7elmu_bAhURasAKHW9QAls4ChDoAQgoMAE#v=onepage&q=a%20worm%20in%20the%20bud%20%20fever%20play%20by%20Reza%20de%20Wet&f=false]
  
 
https://www.amazon.com/Reza-Wet-Concealment-Oberon-Playwrights-ebook/dp/B01JMBPTU8
 
https://www.amazon.com/Reza-Wet-Concealment-Oberon-Playwrights-ebook/dp/B01JMBPTU8
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[[Danie Stander]]. 2017. "Reza de Wet – Haar Lewe en Werke", In: Programme for ''[[KKNK]] Festival'', 2017[http://kknk.co.za/reza-de-wet-haar-lewe-en-werke/]
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Latest revision as of 15:36, 2 July 2018

De Wet: Two Plays is a collection of two English plays by Reza de Wet (1952-2012).

The text

Set in England’s colonial outposts in South Africa during the 19th century, the plays Fever, (a revised version of A Worm in the Bud) and Concealment both feature sisters forced by a deeply conservative, patriarchal society to resist the powerful call of their vivid surroundings and to stifle the demands of their own rich, feminine sexuality.

Published in the series Oberon Modern Playwrights by Oberon Books in 2007.

Also available in a Kindle edition.

For details of the individual plays, go to the relevant entries.

Sources

Anton Krueger. 2009. Experiments in Freedom: Explorations of Identity in New South African Drama. Cambridge Scholars Publishing.[1]

https://www.amazon.com/Reza-Wet-Concealment-Oberon-Playwrights-ebook/dp/B01JMBPTU8

Danie Stander. 2017. "Reza de Wet – Haar Lewe en Werke", In: Programme for KKNK Festival, 2017[2]

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