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==The original text==
 
==The original text==
  
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The semi-autobiographical novel, written in diary and letter format, it was based on the correspondence between Smit and the critic, author and poet [[WEG Louw]].
  
Adapted for the stage by [[Truida Louw]]
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The novel was originally published in 1937 by the [[Vereniging vir die Vrye Boek]] in Cape Town and was often reprinted afterwards.
  
 
==Translations and adaptations==
 
==Translations and adaptations==
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Besides being read on radio on a number of occasions, the novel has also been adapted for the stage as a one-hander, made up of excerpts from the novel.
  
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
 
== Performance history in South Africa ==
  
Besides a number of radio versions, the novel has also been adapted for the stage.
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1972: A stage version of the novel, performed by [[Katinka Heyns]] and directed by [[Truida Louw]], was done in the [[Arena Theatre]], Johannesburg, by the [[PACT]] company, as part of a double bill (with ''[[Kamer 99]]'' by [[Dolf van Niekerk]]). Sound by [[George Ballot]] and stage management by [[Max Curtis]].
 
 
1972: A stage version of the novel, directed by [[Truida Louw]] and performed by Katinka Heyns was done in the [[Arena Theatre]], Johannesburg, by [[PACT]] as part of a double bill (with ''[[Kamer 99]]'' by [[Dolf van Niekerk]]). Sound by George Ballotr and stage management by [[Max Curtis]].
 
  
2001 Performed by [[Nicole Holm]], directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]].
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2001 The stage version performed by [[Nicole Holm]], directed by [[Juanita Swanepoel]].
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
 
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hettie_Smit
 
https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hettie_Smit
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https://www.argief.litnet.co.za/article.php?news_id=11155
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[[B.J. Odendaal]]. 2001. ''Sy kom met die sekelmaan'' (teaterproduksie van [[Hettie Smit]] se roman, met [[Nicole Holm]] en [[Gerben Kamper]], [[Sterrewagteater]]). ''[[Volksblad]]'', 28/4/2001
  
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
 
Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

Latest revision as of 06:34, 13 December 2024

Sy Kom met die Sekelmaan is a play based on the novel by Hettie Smit

The original text

The semi-autobiographical novel, written in diary and letter format, it was based on the correspondence between Smit and the critic, author and poet WEG Louw.

The novel was originally published in 1937 by the Vereniging vir die Vrye Boek in Cape Town and was often reprinted afterwards.

Translations and adaptations

Besides being read on radio on a number of occasions, the novel has also been adapted for the stage as a one-hander, made up of excerpts from the novel.

Performance history in South Africa

1972: A stage version of the novel, performed by Katinka Heyns and directed by Truida Louw, was done in the Arena Theatre, Johannesburg, by the PACT company, as part of a double bill (with Kamer 99 by Dolf van Niekerk). Sound by George Ballot and stage management by Max Curtis.

2001 The stage version performed by Nicole Holm, directed by Juanita Swanepoel.

Sources

https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hettie_Smit

https://www.argief.litnet.co.za/article.php?news_id=11155

B.J. Odendaal. 2001. Sy kom met die sekelmaan (teaterproduksie van Hettie Smit se roman, met Nicole Holm en Gerben Kamper, Sterrewagteater). Volksblad, 28/4/2001

Go to ESAT Bibliography

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