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| + | Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, it deals with the lives of a community – Alicedale in Athlone – when their shell-shocked men returned from the war in Europe and North Africa, having received no counselling. | ||
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| + | Written for [[Lee-Ann van Rooi]] and performed as her first leading role, it opened at [[ArtsCape]] in 2015, and was nominated for a [[Standard Bank Ovation Award]] at the [[National Arts Festival]] in 2016. | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 2015: Performed at the [[Artscape]] Arena in 2015, featuring [[Lee-Ann van Rooi]] as "Henrietta", directed by [[Sandra Temmingh]]. | ||
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| + | 2016: Performed at the [[National Arts Festival]] in Grahamstown. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/ | https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/ | ||
| − | Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 6 July 2016[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/first-time-playwright-nominated-for-award-2042395] | + | ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 12 August 2015. |
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| + | [[Karen Kotze]]. 2016. "Life’s stories on stage", ''[[False Bay Echo]]''[https://www.falsebayecho.co.za/news/lifes-stories-on-stage-5221848] | ||
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| + | [[Leletu Gxuluwe]]. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 6 July 2016[https://www.iol.co.za/news/south-africa/western-cape/first-time-playwright-nominated-for-award-2042395] | ||
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| + | [[Athina May]]. 2018. "Rising playwright Peter Voges, started when he was 79-years-old", ''[[Cape Argus]]'', 27 August 2018[https://www.iol.co.za/capeargus/life/rising-playwright-peter-voges-started-when-he-was-79-years-old-16761042] | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:51, 15 January 2024
Henrietta with Love is a one-woman play by Peter Voges (1937-2019).
Contents
The original text
Set in Alicedale in Athlone round about about 1946, it deals with the lives of a community – Alicedale in Athlone – when their shell-shocked men returned from the war in Europe and North Africa, having received no counselling.
Written for Lee-Ann van Rooi and performed as her first leading role, it opened at ArtsCape in 2015, and was nominated for a Standard Bank Ovation Award at the National Arts Festival in 2016.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
2015: Performed at the Artscape Arena in 2015, featuring Lee-Ann van Rooi as "Henrietta", directed by Sandra Temmingh.
2016: Performed at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown.
Sources
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6231928/
Cape Argus, 12 August 2015.
Karen Kotze. 2016. "Life’s stories on stage", False Bay Echo[1]
Leletu Gxuluwe. 2016. "First-time playwright nominated for award", Cape Argus, 6 July 2016[2]
Athina May. 2018. "Rising playwright Peter Voges, started when he was 79-years-old", Cape Argus, 27 August 2018[3]
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
