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| − | First published in | + | First published in 1967 by [[John Malherbe Edms Bpk]] in a collection called ''Spitsuur'' ("peak hour"), a collection of 12 stories by Aucamp. (The title of the collection sometimes wrongly given as ''Spits Uur''). |
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| + | ''When the Saints Go Marching In'' is an [[Afrikaans]] South African one-act play. Suster Gloria, a coloured gospel singer who performs to audiences around the world, grows disillusioned with her calling, and finds the light again late one night in a bar in a Brussels back street. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Successively adapted for stage by [[Annalise van der Rijst]] (1970) and [[Juanita Swanepoel]] (2011). | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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1970: Performed as a dramatic reading in the [[Libertas Theatre]], Stellenbosch as part of a programme called ''[[Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters]]'' ("Hennie Aucamp: Short Stories and One-act Plays"). Directed by [[Marie van Heerden]] and performed by [[Annelize van der Ryst]]. | 1970: Performed as a dramatic reading in the [[Libertas Theatre]], Stellenbosch as part of a programme called ''[[Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters]]'' ("Hennie Aucamp: Short Stories and One-act Plays"). Directed by [[Marie van Heerden]] and performed by [[Annelize van der Ryst]]. | ||
| − | 2011: | + | 2011: Staged at the [[Woordfees|US Woordfees]], Stellenbosch, in the [[Klein Libertas Teater]] on 6 and 13 March, as part of the [[Sanlam Dramafees]]. Directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]], with [[Virginia Davids]] and [[Pieter van Zyl]]. The production combined drama, spoken word, music and physical movement, the movement drawn from the mime corporel tradition of Etienne Decroux, which [[Pieter van Zyl]] had studied in Europe and the United States. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
| − | + | https://kakkerlak.co.za/product/spitsuur-hennie-aucamp/ | |
| − | + | 'Woordfees 2011: Volledige program', ''[[LitNet]]'', 13 January 2011. | |
| − | + | ''[[Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters]]'', [[ESAT]]. | |
| − | + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | |
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Latest revision as of 15:27, 29 July 2026
When the Saints Go Marching In is a story by Hennie Aucamp (1934-2014).
Contents
The original text
First published in 1967 by John Malherbe Edms Bpk in a collection called Spitsuur ("peak hour"), a collection of 12 stories by Aucamp. (The title of the collection sometimes wrongly given as Spits Uur).
When the Saints Go Marching In is an Afrikaans South African one-act play. Suster Gloria, a coloured gospel singer who performs to audiences around the world, grows disillusioned with her calling, and finds the light again late one night in a bar in a Brussels back street.
Translations and adaptations
Successively adapted for stage by Annalise van der Rijst (1970) and Juanita Swanepoel (2011).
Performance history in South Africa
1970: Performed as a dramatic reading in the Libertas Theatre, Stellenbosch as part of a programme called Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters ("Hennie Aucamp: Short Stories and One-act Plays"). Directed by Marie van Heerden and performed by Annelize van der Ryst.
2011: Staged at the US Woordfees, Stellenbosch, in the Klein Libertas Teater on 6 and 13 March, as part of the Sanlam Dramafees. Directed by Juanita Swanepoel, with Virginia Davids and Pieter van Zyl. The production combined drama, spoken word, music and physical movement, the movement drawn from the mime corporel tradition of Etienne Decroux, which Pieter van Zyl had studied in Europe and the United States.
Sources
https://kakkerlak.co.za/product/spitsuur-hennie-aucamp/
'Woordfees 2011: Volledige program', LitNet, 13 January 2011.
Hennie Aucamp: Kortverhale en Eenakters, ESAT.
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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Return to South_African_Theatre/Plays
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