Difference between revisions of "Henry"
(Created page with "''Henry'' is Maralin Vanrenen's adaptation of novelist Etienne Leroux's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_Leroux] novel, ''Seven Days at the Silbersteins'', origi...") |
|||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | ''[[Henry]]'' is [[Maralin Vanrenen]] | + | ''[[Henry]]'' is a play by [[Maralin Vanrenen]] |
| + | |||
| + | |||
== The original script == | == The original script == | ||
| + | |||
| + | An adaptation by Vanrenen of novelist Etienne Leroux's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etienne_Leroux] contentious novel, ''Seven Days at the Silbersteins'', originally published in [[Afrikaans]] entitled ''Sewe Dae by die Silbersteins'' in 1962. | ||
| + | |||
| + | |||
Playscript (written circa 1988) held by [[NELM]] Location: [Collection: BAXTER THEATRE]: 2003. 54. 130. | Playscript (written circa 1988) held by [[NELM]] Location: [Collection: BAXTER THEATRE]: 2003. 54. 130. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | A letter from director [[John W. Slemon]], dated June 21 1988, advised the author of the [[Baxter Theatre]]'s 'precarious' financial postion and his decision to therefore 'treat ''Henry'' as a Studio venture' before trying to 'take the play to the main stage', and offering 'a six weeks slot in the Studio...with our eye to possible [[NAF|Grahamstown]] transfer'. ([[NELM]] 2003. 54. 128 and 2003. 54. 129 [Photostat]). There is no other evidence that the play was produced. | + | A letter from director [[John Slemon|John W. Slemon]], dated June 21 1988, advised the author of the [[Baxter Theatre]]'s 'precarious' financial postion and his decision to therefore 'treat ''Henry'' as a Studio venture' before trying to 'take the play to the main stage', and offering 'a six weeks slot in the Studio...with our eye to possible [[NAF|Grahamstown]] transfer'. ([[NELM]] 2003. 54. 128 and 2003. 54. 129 [Photostat]). There is no other evidence that the play was produced. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:04, 3 June 2025
Henry is a play by Maralin Vanrenen
The original script
An adaptation by Vanrenen of novelist Etienne Leroux's [1] contentious novel, Seven Days at the Silbersteins, originally published in Afrikaans entitled Sewe Dae by die Silbersteins in 1962.
Playscript (written circa 1988) held by NELM Location: [Collection: BAXTER THEATRE]: 2003. 54. 130.
Performance history in South Africa
A letter from director John W. Slemon, dated June 21 1988, advised the author of the Baxter Theatre's 'precarious' financial postion and his decision to therefore 'treat Henry as a Studio venture' before trying to 'take the play to the main stage', and offering 'a six weeks slot in the Studio...with our eye to possible Grahamstown transfer'. (NELM 2003. 54. 128 and 2003. 54. 129 [Photostat]). There is no other evidence that the play was produced.
Sources
Amazwi Manuscripts database.
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
