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1952: Produced by [[Volksteater]], with [[Andries Brink]] as Herod, [[Adriaan Muller]], [[Hannes Venter]], [[Gwynne Ashton]] and [[Petra van der Walt]] and [[Leonie Ross]] alternating as Salome. Decor and installation [[W.R. Phillip]] and [[Andries Beetge]], costumes by [[H.D. Ross]], [[J.E. McKillop]] and [[Cecilia Steyn]], lighting by [[George Wiggell]]. | 1952: Produced by [[Volksteater]], with [[Andries Brink]] as Herod, [[Adriaan Muller]], [[Hannes Venter]], [[Gwynne Ashton]] and [[Petra van der Walt]] and [[Leonie Ross]] alternating as Salome. Decor and installation [[W.R. Phillip]] and [[Andries Beetge]], costumes by [[H.D. Ross]], [[J.E. McKillop]] and [[Cecilia Steyn]], lighting by [[George Wiggell]]. | ||
Revision as of 11:14, 5 December 2016
Salomé Dans! ("Salomé dances!") is an Afrikaans play by Gerhard J. Beukes.
Original text
Published in Pretoria J.L. van Schaik in 1950.
Beukes was awarded the Hertzog Prize for Drama in 1952 for Langs die steiltes, Salome Dans! and As ons twee eers getroud is!.
Performance history in South Africa
1951: First performed by the Department of Speech and Drama of the University of Cape Town from 7 to 9 June, at the Little Theatre, directed by Leonie Pienaar, starring Diana du Plessis as Salomé, Paul Malherbe as John the Baptist, Pietro Nolte Herod and Pieter Bredenkamp Marcellus. Choreography by Mary Silberbauer, sets designed and built by Cecil Pym. Attended by the author.
1952: Produced by Volksteater, with Andries Brink as Herod, Adriaan Muller, Hannes Venter, Gwynne Ashton and Petra van der Walt and Leonie Ross alternating as Salome. Decor and installation W.R. Phillip and Andries Beetge, costumes by H.D. Ross, J.E. McKillop and Cecilia Steyn, lighting by George Wiggell.
Sources
Helikon, 1(6), 1952.
Gerhard J. Beukes (1913–1998) by Erika Terblanche, in LitNet 2014-08-21
http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/beukes.html
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