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| − | ''[[Wie de Hel is Bertie?]]'' ("Who the hell is Bertie?") is | + | ''[[Wie de Hel is Bertie?]]'' ("Who the hell is Bertie?") is a short [[Afrikaans]] play by [[Frieda van den Heever]]. |
==The original text== | ==The original text== | ||
| − | A play for five female performers, set at the bedside of a dying woman, it is an adaptation of a theme from | + | A play for five female performers, set at the bedside of a dying woman, it is an adaptation of a theme from 'The Ghost of Madness 1921-1970'' (2000), Ray Monk's biography of Bertrand Russell. |
| − | A copy of the typed text, probably written as a writing exercise for a playwriting course at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s archives in 2022. | + | A copy of the typed text, probably written as a writing exercise for a playwriting course at the [[University of Stellenbosch]], found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s archives in 2022. |
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| + | Performed in class, but unpublished. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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| + | Text of the play, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s archives in 2022. | ||
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:01, 2 April 2023
Wie de Hel is Bertie? ("Who the hell is Bertie?") is a short Afrikaans play by Frieda van den Heever.
Contents
The original text
A play for five female performers, set at the bedside of a dying woman, it is an adaptation of a theme from 'The Ghost of Madness 1921-1970 (2000), Ray Monk's biography of Bertrand Russell.
A copy of the typed text, probably written as a writing exercise for a playwriting course at the University of Stellenbosch, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's archives in 2022.
Performed in class, but unpublished.
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Text of the play, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department's archives in 2022.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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