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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
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A tribute to the [[cabaret]] work of award-winning [[Afrikaans]] author [[Hennie Aucamp]], this is a collation of 29 of Aucamp's rich trove of satirical monologues and songs. The text was originally compiled by [[Mark Graham]] and [[Herman Pretorius]], for presentation at a special symposium on [[cabaret]] arranged by the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]] in February 1994 in recognition of Aucamp's contribution to the development of the [[Afrikaans]] [[kabaret]] as form and South African [[cabaret]] in general.
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The text has not been published, but typed copies of the text are held in various archival collections.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
1994: Performed at the [[Kampustoneel]] festival fringe by students of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]], directed by [[Mark Graham]] and performed by a large cast including [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Maulise Kotzé]], [[Jannie Hofmeyr]], [[Leanna Dreyer]], [[Nicole Holm]], [[Jayson]], [[Paul du Toit]], [[Waldi Schultz]], [[Amelda Brand]] and [[Nico Dreyer]].
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1994: Performed in the [[H.B. Thom Theatre]] in Stellenbosch by students of the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]. Directed by [[Mark Graham]], the large cast included [[Herman Pretorius]], [[Maulise Kotzé]], [[Jannie Hofmeyr]], [[Leanna Dreyer]], [[Nicole Holm]], [[Paul du Toit]], [[Waldi Schultz]], [[Amelda Brand]] and [[Nico Dreyer]].
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1994: The production performed as part of the fringe at the [[Kampustoneel]] festival in April.
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
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[[Louw Odendaal]] and [[Johan Schutte]]. 1994. Report: Kampustoneel '94: Tekens van Dekadentisme, ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' Volume 8 No 1: pp.68-80.
 
[[Louw Odendaal]] and [[Johan Schutte]]. 1994. Report: Kampustoneel '94: Tekens van Dekadentisme, ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' Volume 8 No 1: pp.68-80.
 
[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10137548.1994.9688111]
 
[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10137548.1994.9688111]
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[[Herman Pretorius]]. 1994. Editorial: Special Issue: Cabaret. ''[[South African Theatre Journal]]'' Volume 8 No 2: pp.1-3.
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[https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rthj20/8/2]
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
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Latest revision as of 07:43, 20 April 2023

Wie Gryp Kry 'n Handvol is a cabaret selection from the works of Hennie Aucamp, selected and collated by Mark Graham and Herman Pretorius.

The original text

A tribute to the cabaret work of award-winning Afrikaans author Hennie Aucamp, this is a collation of 29 of Aucamp's rich trove of satirical monologues and songs. The text was originally compiled by Mark Graham and Herman Pretorius, for presentation at a special symposium on cabaret arranged by the Stellenbosch Drama Department in February 1994 in recognition of Aucamp's contribution to the development of the Afrikaans kabaret as form and South African cabaret in general.

The text has not been published, but typed copies of the text are held in various archival collections.

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1994: Performed in the H.B. Thom Theatre in Stellenbosch by students of the Stellenbosch Drama Department. Directed by Mark Graham, the large cast included Herman Pretorius, Maulise Kotzé, Jannie Hofmeyr, Leanna Dreyer, Nicole Holm, Paul du Toit, Waldi Schultz, Amelda Brand and Nico Dreyer.

1994: The production performed as part of the fringe at the Kampustoneel festival in April.

Sources

A copy of the text, including additional documents, such as music, lyrics, programme of a cabaret symposium at Stellenbosch University and photographs, held in the Hennie Aucamp manuscript collection (MS 147) in the Manuscripts Section of the Stellenbosch Library and Information Service Collection.[1]

Typed text of the cabaret presentation by Graham and Pretorius, found in the Stellenbosch Drama Department archives in 2022.

Louw Odendaal and Johan Schutte. 1994. Report: Kampustoneel '94: Tekens van Dekadentisme, South African Theatre Journal Volume 8 No 1: pp.68-80. [2]

Herman Pretorius. 1994. Editorial: Special Issue: Cabaret. South African Theatre Journal Volume 8 No 2: pp.1-3. [3]

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