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| − | ''[[Sewe Stasies]]'' ("Seven stations") can refer to either one of two | + | The title ''[[Sewe Stasies]]'' ("Seven stations") can refer to either one of two dramatic works: |
| − | =''[[ Sewe Stasies]]'', a | + | =''[[Sewe Stasies]]'', a radio play by [[Morkel van Tonder]] (1983)= |
| − | + | ==The original text== | |
| + | A radio drama written by radio announcer and author [[Morkel van Tonder]], the piece | ||
| + | brings together two would-be suicides ("Willem" and "Marie") on the roof of a tall building, the tenants of the first seven floors of which are symbolic of various stations of life. On the first level there is a registry office of births and deaths and then successively a life insurance company, a law firm, a pastoral psychologist, a marriage bureau, a doctor and an undertaker and these levels with their activities are then representative of the broad spectrum of existence from the beginning of life to death. | ||
| − | + | Published by [[Human & Rousseau]], first in the collection ''[[Sewe Stasies en Ander Hoorspele]]'' (1983 and 1986) then included in ''[[Voort met die Spel]]'' (1991). | |
| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
| − | = | + | == Performance history in South Africa == |
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| − | Return to [[ | + | ==Sources== |
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| − | Return to [[ | + | [[Morkel van Tonder]]. 1983. ''[[Sewe Stasies en Ander Hoorspele]]''. Cape Town: [[Human & Rousseau]]. |
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| + | https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morkel_van_Tonder | ||
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| + | =''[[ Sewe Stasies]]'', an [[Afrikaans]] [[kabaret]] by [[Engemi Ferreira]]= | ||
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| + | The full title of the text is '''''[[Sewe Stasies oftewel Een Aand op die Trein na Pretoria]]''''', but it is also referred to in shorter form on occasion as ''[[Sewe Stasies]]'' or as '''''[[Een Aand op die Trein na Pretoria]]''''' ("One night on the train to Pretoria").''' | ||
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| + | ==The original text== | ||
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| + | The original text was written by Ferreira, then workshopped for production with students of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]], under the guidance of [[Herman Pretorius]]. | ||
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| + | Text published by [[DALRO]], 1990, 2005 - [[Afrikaans]] [[kabaret]] - 64 pages | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | 1991: Performed in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] by students of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in Stellenbosch, and at the [[Kampustoneel]] festival in Pretoria. Directed by [[Herman Pretorius]]. | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engemi_Ferreira | ||
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| + | https://books.google.co.za/books/about/Sewe_stasies_oftewel_Een_aand_op_die_tre.html?id=0VxZtwAACAAJ&redir_esc=y | ||
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| + | Copy of the typed text of the cabaret, found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] archives in 2022. | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 8 July 2025
The title Sewe Stasies ("Seven stations") can refer to either one of two dramatic works:
Contents
Sewe Stasies, a radio play by Morkel van Tonder (1983)
The original text
A radio drama written by radio announcer and author Morkel van Tonder, the piece brings together two would-be suicides ("Willem" and "Marie") on the roof of a tall building, the tenants of the first seven floors of which are symbolic of various stations of life. On the first level there is a registry office of births and deaths and then successively a life insurance company, a law firm, a pastoral psychologist, a marriage bureau, a doctor and an undertaker and these levels with their activities are then representative of the broad spectrum of existence from the beginning of life to death.
Published by Human & Rousseau, first in the collection Sewe Stasies en Ander Hoorspele (1983 and 1986) then included in Voort met die Spel (1991).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
Morkel van Tonder. 1983. Sewe Stasies en Ander Hoorspele. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau.
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morkel_van_Tonder
Sewe Stasies, an Afrikaans kabaret by Engemi Ferreira
The full title of the text is Sewe Stasies oftewel Een Aand op die Trein na Pretoria, but it is also referred to in shorter form on occasion as Sewe Stasies or as Een Aand op die Trein na Pretoria ("One night on the train to Pretoria").
The original text
The original text was written by Ferreira, then workshopped for production with students of the Stellenbosch Drama Department, under the guidance of Herman Pretorius.
Text published by DALRO, 1990, 2005 - Afrikaans kabaret - 64 pages
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1991: Performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre by students of the Stellenbosch Drama Department in Stellenbosch, and at the Kampustoneel festival in Pretoria. Directed by Herman Pretorius.
Sources
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engemi_Ferreira
Copy of the typed text of the cabaret, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.
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 South African Radio Plays and Serials
Return to South African Television Plays and Series
Return to South_African_Films
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
