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''Die Boesman Venus'' (circa 1964), a comedy in three acts by [[E.B. Dram]]. The play is set in Cape Town in the 1960s. Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in 1964, directed by [[Fred Engelen]], starring [[Annatjie Vorster]], [[Franz Marx]], [[Antoinette Terblanche]], [[Elise Ziervogel]], [[Willem de la Querra]], [[Gertie Smith-Visser]] and [[Lisl Myburgh]].
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''[[Die Boesman Venus]]'' ("The bushman Venus") is a comedy in three acts by [[E.B. Dram]].  
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''Not to be confused with a number of plays and films about [[Sara Baartman]], known the '''[[Hottentot Venus]]'''''
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==The original text==
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According to the programme, the play is set in Cape Town in the 1960s and was written by [[E.B. Dram]]. However, nothing further is known of the play nor of an author by that name. The piece is probably a devised work created by the students involved and the author's name a pseudonym for "Eind B.Dram" ("Final year B.Dram class").
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==Translations and adaptations==
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== Performance history in South Africa ==
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1964: Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]] in 1964, directed by [[Fred Engelen]], starring [[Annatjie Vorster]], [[Franz Marx]], [[Antoinette Terblanche]], [[Elise Ziervogel]], [[Willem de la Querra]], [[Gertie Smith-Visser]] and [[Lisl Myburgh]].
  
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
UTS theatre pamphlet
 
  
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[[UTS]] theatre pamphlet
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Listing of productions in the [[UTS]] programme for ''[[Arms and the Man]]'', [[H.B. Thom Theatre]], Stellenbosch, 1968 (held in [[ESAT Archive]])
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Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]
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Latest revision as of 07:19, 28 May 2024

Die Boesman Venus ("The bushman Venus") is a comedy in three acts by E.B. Dram.

Not to be confused with a number of plays and films about Sara Baartman, known the Hottentot Venus

The original text

According to the programme, the play is set in Cape Town in the 1960s and was written by E.B. Dram. However, nothing further is known of the play nor of an author by that name. The piece is probably a devised work created by the students involved and the author's name a pseudonym for "Eind B.Dram" ("Final year B.Dram class").

Translations and adaptations

Performance history in South Africa

1964: Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch in 1964, directed by Fred Engelen, starring Annatjie Vorster, Franz Marx, Antoinette Terblanche, Elise Ziervogel, Willem de la Querra, Gertie Smith-Visser and Lisl Myburgh.


Sources

UTS theatre pamphlet

Listing of productions in the UTS programme for Arms and the Man, H.B. Thom Theatre, Stellenbosch, 1968 (held in ESAT Archive)


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 The ESAT Entries

Return to Main Page