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'''''Die Dieper Reg''''' ("the deeper right") is a 1938 [[Afrikaans]] allegorical play, written by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] for the Centenary of the [[Great Trek]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek] (1830's-40's). | '''''Die Dieper Reg''''' ("the deeper right") is a 1938 [[Afrikaans]] allegorical play, written by [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]] for the Centenary of the [[Great Trek]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Trek] (1830's-40's). | ||
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| + | First published [[Nasionale Pers]] Boekhandel, 1939. Also published by [[Tafelberg Publishers]]. | ||
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== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Commissioned and first performed by [[Volksteater]] in the [[Pretoria City Hall]] on 9 September 1938 | + | 1938: Commissioned and first performed by [[Volksteater]] in the [[Pretoria City Hall]] on 9 September 1938. |
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| + | 1941: Brilliantly repeated in conjunction with and the [[University of Pretoria]] and again directed by [[Anna Neethling-Pohl]] on 12 September 1941 in the same venue. [[Ludwig Binge]] (1969) refers to this production as the most important production of an original [[Afrikaans]] play up to 1950. | ||
| + | 1964: Presented by [[Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch]]. | ||
| + | 1968: Performed by [[PACOFS]] under the direction of [[Margaretha Spies]] en [[Sophie Coetzee]] in the amphitheatre of the the Voortrekker monument in Winburg on 10 October. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Revision as of 07:35, 9 April 2016
Die Dieper Reg ("the deeper right") is a 1938 Afrikaans allegorical play, written by N.P. van Wyk Louw for the Centenary of the Great Trek [1] (1830's-40's).
First published Nasionale Pers Boekhandel, 1939. Also published by Tafelberg Publishers.
Contents
The original text
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1938: Commissioned and first performed by Volksteater in the Pretoria City Hall on 9 September 1938.
1941: Brilliantly repeated in conjunction with and the University of Pretoria and again directed by Anna Neethling-Pohl on 12 September 1941 in the same venue. Ludwig Binge (1969) refers to this production as the most important production of an original Afrikaans play up to 1950.
1964: Presented by Universiteitsteater Stellenbosch.
1968: Performed by PACOFS under the direction of Margaretha Spies en Sophie Coetzee in the amphitheatre of the the Voortrekker monument in Winburg on 10 October.
Sources
Teater SA, 1(2), 1968.
UTS theatre pamphlet
Go to ESAT Bibliography
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