Difference between revisions of "Horiesô, Madiba"
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A 1995 play by [[Anlen Marais]]. | A 1995 play by [[Anlen Marais]]. | ||
== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | Originally written as | + | |
| + | Originally written as an English radio play (''[[Dear Miester Mandela]]''), it won the BBC's radio drama competition for the Africa and Middle East section in 1995. | ||
== Subject == | == Subject == | ||
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The play is set in the time directly after South Africa's first democratic election in 1994 and the story is told by the 80-year old characters Martiens and Ragel who live and work on an ostrich farm in the Oudtshoorn area. | The play is set in the time directly after South Africa's first democratic election in 1994 and the story is told by the 80-year old characters Martiens and Ragel who live and work on an ostrich farm in the Oudtshoorn area. | ||
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Adapted as a stage play called ''[[Horiesô, Madiba]]'' ("listen here, Madiba") by the author. | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | First staged by [[CAPAB]] Eastern Cape at the [[KKNK]] in 1997, directed by [[Marléne Pieterse]], with [[Vinette Ebrahim]] (Ragel) and [[Goliath Davids]] (Martiens). The production was subsequently staged in Port Elizabeth. | + | |
| + | 1997: First staged by [[CAPAB]] Eastern Cape at the [[KKNK]] in 1997, directed by [[Marléne Pieterse]], with [[Vinette Ebrahim]] (Ragel) and [[Goliath Davids]] (Martiens). The production was subsequently staged in Port Elizabeth. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 06:17, 24 April 2023
A 1995 play by Anlen Marais.
Contents
The original text
Originally written as an English radio play (Dear Miester Mandela), it won the BBC's radio drama competition for the Africa and Middle East section in 1995.
Subject
The play is set in the time directly after South Africa's first democratic election in 1994 and the story is told by the 80-year old characters Martiens and Ragel who live and work on an ostrich farm in the Oudtshoorn area.
Translations and adaptations
Adapted as a stage play called Horiesô, Madiba ("listen here, Madiba") by the author.
Performance history in South Africa
1997: First staged by CAPAB Eastern Cape at the KKNK in 1997, directed by Marléne Pieterse, with Vinette Ebrahim (Ragel) and Goliath Davids (Martiens). The production was subsequently staged in Port Elizabeth.
Sources
KKNK Festival programme, 1997.
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