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| − | A play dealing with one day in the lives of three slave women, kept as courtesans in the Castle in Cape Town in 1795, during the battle of Muizenberg. As is often the case with De Wet, with her fondness for early English and [[Afrikaans]] writing, there are literary echoes in the play, in this case the setting and approach appear to pay homage to [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]'s superb one-act play ''[[Die Heks]]'' (1923). | + | A play dealing with one day in the lives of three slave women, kept as courtesans in the Castle in Cape Town in 1795, during the battle of Muizenberg. As is often the case with De Wet, with her fondness for early English and [[Afrikaans]] writing, there are literary echoes in the play, in this case the setting and approach appear to pay homage to [[C. Louis Leipoldt]]'s superb one-act play ''[[Die Heks]]'' (1923). |
| − | Written in 2010-11, and published in 2011 by [[Protea Boekhuis]] | + | Written in 2010-11, it was De Wet's last play and was published in 2011 by [[Protea Boekhuis]] |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | [[Nina van Schoor]] (''néé'' [[Nina Reardon]]), De Wet's daughter, has translated the text into English as ''[[Sea]]''. To date no performance or publication has resulted though. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | 2011: First performed on 2 April, 2011 in the [[Laerskool Van Reedesaal]] at the [[KKNK]] festival in Oudtshoorn, directed by [[Lindsay Reardon]] with [[Reza de Wet]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Chiminae Ball]]. | + | 2011: First performed on 2 April, 2011 in the [[Laerskool Van Reedesaal]] at the [[KKNK]] festival in Oudtshoorn, directed by [[Lindsay Reardon]] at the author's insistence, with [[Reza de Wet]], [[Annelisa Weiland]] and [[Chiminae Ball]]. This was De Wet's first live appearance on stage on stage for 20 years, and also her last. |
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| − | This was De Wet's first | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | [[Reza de Wet]]. 2011. ''[[Die | + | [[Reza de Wet]]. 2011. ''[[Die see]]''. Pretoria: [[Protea Boekhuis]] |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet | ||
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[[Sandra Troskie]] 2011. "''Die see'', die Vrou" ''. In: [[LitNet]]'', 2011-12-14 | [[Sandra Troskie]] 2011. "''Die see'', die Vrou" ''. In: [[LitNet]]'', 2011-12-14 | ||
| + | [[Anthea van Jaarsveld]] 2012. ''Die see'' by [[Reza de Wet]]. Reviewed in: ''[[Tydskrif vir Letterkunde]]'' 49(2):174-5. | ||
| + | Personal e-mail correspondence from [[Gordon Dickerson]], 7 September, 2018. | ||
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:37, 16 October 2018
Die See ("The Sea") is an Afrikaans play by Reza de Wet (1952-2012).
Contents
The original text
A play dealing with one day in the lives of three slave women, kept as courtesans in the Castle in Cape Town in 1795, during the battle of Muizenberg. As is often the case with De Wet, with her fondness for early English and Afrikaans writing, there are literary echoes in the play, in this case the setting and approach appear to pay homage to C. Louis Leipoldt's superb one-act play Die Heks (1923).
Written in 2010-11, it was De Wet's last play and was published in 2011 by Protea Boekhuis
Translations and adaptations
Nina van Schoor (néé Nina Reardon), De Wet's daughter, has translated the text into English as Sea. To date no performance or publication has resulted though.
Performance history in South Africa
2011: First performed on 2 April, 2011 in the Laerskool Van Reedesaal at the KKNK festival in Oudtshoorn, directed by Lindsay Reardon at the author's insistence, with Reza de Wet, Annelisa Weiland and Chiminae Ball. This was De Wet's first live appearance on stage on stage for 20 years, and also her last.
Sources
Reza de Wet. 2011. Die see. Pretoria: Protea Boekhuis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_de_Wet
Johan Coetser. 2014. "Die See (2011) deur Reza de Wet: 'n Slawedrama?". Tydskrif vir Geesteswetenskappe, Vol 52 (2): 235-247.
Danie Stander. 2017. "Reza de Wet – Haar Lewe en Werke", In: Programme for KKNK Festival, 2017[1]
Sandra Troskie 2011. "Die see, die Vrou" . In: LitNet, 2011-12-14
Anthea van Jaarsveld 2012. Die see by Reza de Wet. Reviewed in: Tydskrif vir Letterkunde 49(2):174-5.
Personal e-mail correspondence from Gordon Dickerson, 7 September, 2018.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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