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Originally called Die [[Vrystaatse Toneelskool]] ("The Free State Theatre School"), it was eventually also known by many other names, including simply "[[Die Toneelskool]]", die [[Toneelskool van die Hanekoms]] and Die [[Hanekoms se Toneelskool]].
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The school was set up in Bloemfontein by [[Hendrik Hanekom]] and [[Mathilde Hanekom]] in September 1934 when Mathilde’s health became a concern and their daughter needed to go to school. It lasted a little more than 3 years and was basically a theatrical society which put on 15 plays between 1934 and 1937, utilizing a number of local amateurs who went on to become important figures in amateur and professional theatre.
 
 
 
 
Among them [[Kitty Maasdorp]], [[Fred van Rooyen]] and [[J.J. van Rensburg]]. The first production by the school turned out to be one of the great success stories of the [[Afrikaans]] theatre: Hanekom's protrayal of President Paul Kruger in [[D.C. Postma]]'s  historical and symbolic drama ''[[Oom Paul]]'' ("Uncle Paul"). (Hanekom later toured with a professional company, playing Oom Paul to a wider audience.) He also did dramatised versions of novels by  [[D.F. Malherbe]] (''[[Amrach die Tollenaar]]'' and [[''Hans die Skipper]]''),
 
 
 
== Sources ==
 
 
 
Binge, 1969; Hanekom, 19**
 
 
 
== For more information ==
 
 
 
See [[Vrystaatse Toneelskool]]
 
 
 
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